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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paani (c) aam (d) bhaat
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a violin; the violin bounces onto a bucket; the bucket pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) glass (b) apple (c) umbrella (d) violin
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an inkpot by the park gate, a watch by the fruit cart, a parrot by the slide, a banana by the banyan tree, a lemon by the swing. What did you place by the slide? (a) inkpot (b) parrot (c) watch (d) banana
- 5.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) see shapes (c) smell smoke (d) feel hot and cold
- 8.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) the letters only (c) a blank page (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a wallet; the wallet crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) anchor (b) wallet (c) tomato (d) ball
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hearing a dog bark (c) tasting raw mango (d) hearing a whistle
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a kite; the kite crashes into a candle; the candle pulls a tomato; the tomato falls into an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) ant (c) candle (d) tomato
- 16.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) smell smoke (c) taste salty (d) see colours
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a candle by the park gate, a tomato by the banyan tree, a jalebi by the slide, a shoe by the fruit cart, an owl by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) candle (b) jalebi (c) owl (d) shoe
- 24.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a plain grey box
- 25.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) useless (c) easier to keep (d) too slow
- 26.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) read words (c) taste sweet (d) hear music
- 28.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in a corner
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 31.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 33.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling jasmine (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) stroking soft fur
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a violin; the violin chases a bucket; the bucket pulls a rose; the rose bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) violin (c) rose (d) duck
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 38.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) ped (c) machhli (d) billi
Answer key
- paani
- umbrella
- a weak picture
- parrot
- choose a place you know
- sounds like the new word
- smell smoke
- True
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 2
- step 3
- ball
- tasting raw mango
- step 1
- candle
- True
- step 1
- taste salty
- fix stops in order
- the word’s meaning
- link it to the next item
- a pale, tiny dot
- shoe
- a plain grey box
- easier to keep
- False
- taste sweet
- the method of loci
- a colour for each branch
- choose a place you know
- yes, with new pictures
- smell
- each link leads on
- a poor mind map
- stroking soft fur
- rose
- keep linking in order
- later today and tomorrow
- a good mind map
- billi
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