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 Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a BAT made of rice (d) water in a PAN
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling wet earth (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a monkey; the monkey sits on a watch; the watch rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into an apple. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) watch (c) mango (d) banana
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) water in a PAN
- 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) long sentences (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) a colour for each branch
- 8.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) details on small twigs (c) long sentences (d) copying a whole page
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a far-off still tree (d) a dull white wall
- 10.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it small and plain (d) make it grey
- 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a pencil; the pencil jumps over a net; the net pulls a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) pencil (b) banana (c) goat (d) net
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 23.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) useless
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a violin; the violin bounces onto a mirror; the mirror tickles a shoe; the shoe chases a net. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) jeep (b) net (c) shoe (d) mirror
- 25.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a mango that sings (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a giant pink elephant
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a nest; the nest sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) candle (b) lemon (c) frog (d) glass
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) copying a whole page (c) details on small twigs (d) lines that link ideas
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a pillow; the pillow pulls an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a kite; the kite chases a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) banana (c) pillow (d) ice cream
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a flower in a POOL
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a radio by the TV, a banana by the bed, a doll by the sofa, a goat by the kitchen, a spoon by the dining table. Where did you place the banana? (a) TV (b) bed (c) kitchen (d) sofa
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 36.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a MAZE on a table (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a doll by the kitchen, a needle by the sofa, a lamp by the bed, a watch by the dining table, a duck by the TV. What did you place by the bed? (a) lamp (b) watch (c) needle (d) doll
- 40.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a book in a KIT bag
- seeing a glowing star
- nose
- mango
- water in a PAN
- new words in a language
- a colour for each branch
- details on small twigs
- a bus made of ice
- one you know very well
- a strong picture
- make it big and funny
- each link leads on
- link it to the meaning
- choose a place you know
- pencil
- hear the new word
- a weak picture
- keep linking in order
- fix stops in order
- that item is lost
- a BAT made of rice
- easier to keep
- mirror
- yes, with new pictures
- the word in small print
- candle
- copying a whole page
- kite
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- put pictures at stops
- hear the new word
- bed
- stem
- replay the story
- a good mind map
- a flower in a POOL
- hear the new word
- lamp
- True
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