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.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a rope; the rope chases an anchor; the anchor sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) kettle (b) rope (c) tiger (d) anchor
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) grow under the ground (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a sock that smells awful
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a frog; the frog sings to a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) banana (b) frog (c) tomato (d) coconut
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) make seeds (d) take in water from soil
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over a drum; the drum sits on an urn; the urn tickles a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) mango (c) key (d) urn
- 13.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) make food using sunlight (d) make seeds
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a giant pink elephant
- 18.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a ladder by the sofa, a lamp by the kitchen, a jalebi by the dining table, a mango by the TV, a monkey by the shoe rack. Where did you place the ladder? (a) sofa (b) kitchen (c) TV (d) dining table
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) rocket (d) banana
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) nose (c) flower (d) monkey
- 24.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) one key word per branch (c) long sentences (d) copying a whole page
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) have tiny pores (c) attract bees (d) turn into fruit
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) smell
- 30.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) tongue (d) nose
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sits on a goat; the goat falls into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) pillow (b) inkpot (c) spoon (d) coconut
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) kitaab (c) baadal (d) shala
- 38.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) long sentences (c) topic in a corner (d) a colour for each branch
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
Answer key
- easier to keep
- rope
- step 3
- funny actions
- sounds like the new word
- grow under the ground
- step 3
- a sock that smells awful
- tomato
- make seeds
- touch
- key
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- make seeds
- step 4
- step 1
- a far-off still tree
- True
- sofa
- a strong picture
- step 2
- honesty
- fish
- one key word per branch
- yes, with new pictures
- have tiny pores
- a weak picture
- taste
- sight
- the method of loci
- link it to the next item
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- tongue
- coconut
- kitaab
- a colour for each branch
- link it to the meaning
- sight
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