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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a monkey; the monkey jumps over a kite. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) kite (d) radio
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a tiger by the banyan tree, an orange by the park gate, a tomato by the swing, a nest by the post box, a key by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) key (b) tomato (c) orange (d) nest
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a needle; the needle sits on a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) jalebi (c) needle (d) bucket
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a nest; the nest sits on an ant; the ant crashes into a lamp; the lamp sings to a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pencil (b) lamp (c) nest (d) ant
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 14.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a blurry shape (c) a bus made of ice (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 15.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a rose; the rose falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a whistle. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) whistle (b) rose (c) drum (d) ice cream
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a whistle; the whistle sits on an owl; the owl jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) whistle (b) watch (c) owl (d) pencil
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an onion by the stairs, a kite by the classroom door, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the blackboard, a rose by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rose (b) onion (c) ice cream (d) sock
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 21.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) dola (c) chaabi (d) baadal
- 29.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) attract bees (c) grow under the ground (d) take in water from soil
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) tongue (d) skin
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto a van; the van rolls into a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) van (c) violin (d) shoe
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) see shapes (b) feel a light touch (c) hear music (d) see colours
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a frog by the sofa, a wallet by the dining table, a banana by the shoe rack, a fan by the TV, a jug by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) frog (b) jug (c) wallet (d) fan
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) flower (b) mango (c) water (d) school
- 36.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) skin
- 38.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lemon by the gate, an igloo by the shoe rack, an apple by the sofa, a tiger by the door, a van by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) apple (b) igloo (c) van (d) tiger
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) cloud (b) table (c) book (d) sleep
Answer key
- step 2
- cat
- a weak picture
- tomato
- step 3
- step 3
- a poor mind map
- smell
- keep linking in order
- bucket
- nest
- hear the new word
- later today and tomorrow
- a blurry shape
- the method of loci
- rose
- whistle
- rose
- hear the new word
- step 1
- True
- link it to the meaning
- a strong picture
- funny actions
- sound
- step 3
- a strong picture
- dola
- make it big and funny
- attract bees
- tongue
- violin
- hear music
- jug
- mango
- each link leads on
- skin
- a funny, moving one
- tiger
- book
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