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 keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) water (b) table (c) moon (d) fish
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a key; the key sings to a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) ice cream (c) key (d) jeep
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a nest; the nest sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles a rose. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) rose (b) nest (c) banana (d) guava
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a shoe by the stairs, a kettle by the notice board, a kite by the school gate, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, a net by the classroom door. Where did you place the kite? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) school gate (d) notice board
- 8.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) nose (d) skin
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an urn by the banyan tree, a flute by the fruit cart, a jalebi by the park gate, an ice cream by the bus stop, a whistle by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) flute (b) jalebi (c) ice cream (d) urn
- 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 13.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) one key word per branch (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
- 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a glass; the glass jumps over a ball; the ball pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) bucket (c) ball (d) tomato
- 18.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a glowing star (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a kettle by the banyan tree, an umpire by the bus stop, a needle by the fruit cart, a pencil by the park gate, a ladder by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) umpire (b) needle (c) kettle (d) pencil
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 23.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 24.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see colours (b) smell flowers (c) taste salty (d) hear a bell
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) stroking soft fur (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting raw mango
- 29.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) key (b) sugar (c) water (d) nose
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 32.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- sounds like the new word
- fish
- link it to the meaning
- ice cream
- find a sound-alike word
- nest
- school gate
- make it big and funny
- nose
- jalebi
- choose a place you know
- seeing a red kite fly
- tiny, cramped writing
- the pen stirring tea
- step 1
- put pictures at stops
- ball
- False
- feeling a prickly cactus
- stem
- needle
- hear the new word
- one you know very well
- honesty
- smell flowers
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
- seeing a glowing star
- choose a place you know
- nose
- eyes
- False
- funny actions
- False
- each link leads on
- the word’s meaning
- step 1
- a list of words only
- put pictures at stops
- True
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