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 story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a list of words only (c) a blurry shape (d) the word in small print
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 4.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) images stick better (d) words are useless
- 5.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) harder to keep (c) too slow (d) useless
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jalebi by the park gate, a whistle by the bus stop, a candle by the banyan tree, a cat by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) candle (b) ice cream (c) cat (d) whistle
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 13.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a mango that sings (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a dull white wall
- 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a radio; the radio bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a parrot; the parrot sings to an urn. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) needle (b) coconut (c) parrot (d) urn
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 21.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 25.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a mango that sings (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bus made of ice
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) rice (b) elephant (c) water (d) tree
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a rose; the rose tickles an igloo; the igloo falls into a banana; the banana pulls a pillow. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) banana (b) igloo (c) radio (d) pillow
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 31.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
- 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pencil that dances
- 33.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in the centre
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) holds up the leaves (d) hold the plant firm
- 35.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 37.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it hides the ideas (d) it needs no review
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a flower in a POOL
- 39.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) kitaab (c) neend (d) sakhar
Answer key
- funny actions
- a sock that smells awful
- stem
- images stick better
- easier to keep
- step 3
- False
- ice cream
- a strong picture
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- yes, with new pictures
- hear the new word
- a funny, moving one
- a mango that sings
- each link leads on
- the word’s meaning
- urn
- step 2
- True
- step 1
- put pictures at stops
- step 1
- later today and tomorrow
- a plain grey box
- tree
- igloo
- roots
- picture the first item
- quick to see and recall
- the word in small print
- tiny, cramped writing
- holds up the leaves
- new words in a language
- step 1
- it shows how ideas link
- an elephant with HOT tea
- True
- kitaab
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