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, 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
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) grow under the ground (c) holds up the leaves (d) turn into fruit
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a coconut by the bed, a jalebi by the dining table, a doll by the kitchen, an apple by the TV, a tomato by the sofa. What did you place by the dining table? (a) coconut (b) apple (c) jalebi (d) doll
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a lamp; the lamp rolls into a needle; the needle chases an anchor; the anchor jumps over a frog. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) needle (b) umbrella (c) anchor (d) lamp
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) igloo (c) mango (d) apple
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a key by the TV, an ant by the sofa, a watch by the kitchen, an apple by the dining table, a coconut by the bed. What did you place by the TV? (a) key (b) coconut (c) apple (d) ant
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a flute; the flute sits on a spoon; the spoon chases a guava; the guava tickles a lamp. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) bucket (b) lamp (c) flute (d) spoon
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a wallet; the wallet sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a rope; the rope falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) apple (b) wallet (c) rope (d) duck
- 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) naak (c) paay (d) chaand
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries water upward
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) book (b) mother (c) sleep (d) tree
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a drum boom (d) hands in icy water
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a plain grey box (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a sock that smells awful
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a dull white wall
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a coconut by the sofa, an ant by the gate, a monkey by the TV, a net by the shoe rack, a flute by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ant (b) flute (c) net (d) monkey
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a sock that smells awful
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) tasting bitter karela (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a dog bark
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a MAZE on a table
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles an umpire; the umpire chases a rose; the rose crashes into a needle; the needle pulls a pillow. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) pillow (b) umpire (c) needle (d) rose
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a rope; the rope sits on a lamp; the lamp tickles a ladder. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) rope (b) glass (c) shoe (d) lamp
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to an umpire; the umpire sits on a frog; the frog jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) guava (c) ice cream (d) frog
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) grow under the ground (c) green, flat and thin (d) make seeds
- 37.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) sound (c) smell (d) touch
Answer key
- picture the first item
- grow under the ground
- jalebi
- umbrella
- hear the new word
- igloo
- key
- funny actions
- lamp
- apple
- replay the story
- bhaat
- make seeds
- topic in a corner
- keep linking in order
- a pale, tiny dot
- roots
- book
- a good mind map
- seeing a glowing star
- a plain grey box
- the word’s meaning
- a weak picture
- sound
- fix stops in order
- a giant pink elephant
- net
- a dull white wall
- hearing a dog bark
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- umpire
- rope
- link it to the next item
- small doodles
- ice cream
- green, flat and thin
- that item is lost
- step 2
- step 1
- sound
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