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.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) lines that link ideas (c) long sentences (d) copying a whole page
- 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a goat by the fruit cart, an ant by the swing, a mirror by the banyan tree, a tomato by the park gate, a parrot by the slide. Where did you place the ant? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) swing
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a mirror; the mirror tickles a fan; the fan sings to an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) onion (c) coconut (d) fan
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a watch; the watch sits on a nest; the nest crashes into a duck; the duck pulls a guava. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) vase (c) watch (d) guava
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear voices (b) hear a bell (c) taste sour (d) feel hot and cold
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a frog; the frog chases a rope; the rope jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) rope (b) umbrella (c) spoon (d) violin
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) elephant (b) key (c) tree (d) school
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a pencil; the pencil pulls an onion; the onion sits on a wallet. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) bucket (b) onion (c) radio (d) wallet
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) skin (d) eyes
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a fan by the blackboard, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the notice board, a jalebi by the stairs, a watch by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) fan (b) watch (c) jalebi (d) rope
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a pencil that dances
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 22.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) honesty (c) rocket (d) elephant
- 23.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 29.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a list of words only (d) a blurry shape
- 30.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a drum; the drum tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a jug. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) jug (d) ladder
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) aam (c) paay (d) baadal
Answer key
- False
- lines that link ideas
- funny actions
- swing
- ant
- step 1
- guava
- sight
- feel hot and cold
- umbrella
- key
- wallet
- ears
- step 2
- rope
- a pale, tiny dot
- choose a place you know
- roots
- leaves
- that item is lost
- keep linking in order
- honesty
- True
- a strong picture
- a weak picture
- later today and tomorrow
- a weak picture
- fix stops in order
- a sock that smells awful
- False
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- step 3
- drum
- a tree on a note PAD
- picture the first item
- a strong picture
- link it to the meaning
- yes, with new pictures
- kitaab
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