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 of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ant by the classroom door, a net by the blackboard, a doll by the teacher’s desk, a pillow by the stairs, a shoe by the library. Where did you place the shoe? (a) library (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) classroom door
- 3.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) hear a bell (c) smell smoke (d) taste salty
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 7.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a blank page (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) the letters only
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a goat by the banyan tree, a sock by the swing, a radio by the slide, a vase by the fruit cart, an onion by the park gate. Where did you place the sock? (a) park gate (b) swing (c) slide (d) fruit cart
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 11.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 16.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 20.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an owl by the classroom door, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the stairs, a doll by the blackboard, a goat by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) lamp (b) owl (c) goat (d) inkpot
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) flower (b) fish (c) table (d) nose
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 24.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) banana
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto a tiger; the tiger jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) jalebi (b) rope (c) tiger (d) sock
- 30.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) throw it away
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to an ant; the ant falls into a mango; the mango pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) igloo (b) urn (c) ant (d) mango
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) taste (c) smell (d) sight
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) a blurry shape (d) a plain grey box
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- a pale, tiny dot
- library
- True
- feel hot and cold
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- taste
- False
- a bird leaving a cage
- swing
- sounds like the new word
- True
- link it to the meaning
- True
- step 1
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- True
- put pictures at stops
- a good mind map
- skin
- True
- goat
- table
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- a weak picture
- honesty
- step 4
- the word’s meaning
- jalebi
- redraw it from memory
- step 2
- hear the new word
- ant
- False
- smell
- roots
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- a bus made of ice
- link it to the next item
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