Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 3 Test
Memory tip (See it, link it, place it): Pictures: big, funny, moving, colourful, with a sense. Stories: each item does something to the next. Palace: walk the stops in order. Keyword: the CAPITAL word sounds like the new word, the picture shows the meaning. Mind maps: topic in the centre, each detail on its own branch.
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- 1.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a flute; the flute tickles an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) drum (c) flute (d) bucket
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a watch; the watch bounces onto a mango; the mango jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) mango (b) flute (c) watch (d) umpire
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 7.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) no reason (c) quick to see and recall (d) it looks empty
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a blurry shape (d) a pencil that dances
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 10.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting raw mango (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a drum boom
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) feel rough or smooth (c) hear voices (d) see shapes
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a ball; the ball pulls a flute; the flute chases a frog; the frog sings to a pencil. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) pencil (b) frog (c) bucket (d) flute
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into an owl; the owl rolls into a needle; the needle chases a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) needle (b) owl (c) spoon (d) frog
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jalebi by the sofa, a glass by the TV, a wallet by the door, a doll by the gate, a guava by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) doll (b) glass (c) jalebi (d) guava
- 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling wet earth
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 24.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 25.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a mango that sings (d) a plain grey box
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in a corner (d) all in one colour
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hands in icy water (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a glowing star
- 31.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a blurry shape
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a doll; the doll chases a needle; the needle sits on an owl. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) needle (b) owl (c) doll (d) anchor
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) baadal (c) haathi (d) bhaat
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a plain grey box (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a dull white wall
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) read words (c) hear voices (d) smell smoke
- 38.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 39.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
Answer key
- hear the new word
- flute
- link it to the meaning
- watch
- a weak picture
- a strong picture
- quick to see and recall
- a blurry shape
- step 4
- fix stops in order
- eyes
- smelling jasmine
- picture the first item
- step 1
- step 2
- hear voices
- frog
- needle
- glass
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- sounds like the new word
- tasting bitter karela
- keep linking in order
- put pictures at stops
- False
- step 3
- a plain grey box
- a poor mind map
- one key word per branch
- seeing a glowing star
- make it big and funny
- I AM eating a mango
- a blurry shape
- doll
- haathi
- a bright red flying cow
- smell smoke
- funny actions
- True
- hear the new word
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