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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) naak (c) aam (d) chaand
- 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a fan by the blackboard, a duck by the library, an apple by the classroom door, a rope by the playground, a kettle by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the kettle? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) playground (d) library
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) see colours (c) taste sour (d) hear music
- 6.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 8.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) one key word per branch (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 10.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a blurry shape (c) a list of words only (d) a sock that smells awful
- 12.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) nose
- 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) elephant (b) key (c) fish (d) mango
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) tasting raw mango (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling wet earth
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a MAZE on a table
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a drum boom (c) tasting bitter karela (d) watching fireworks
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an inkpot by the TV, a doll by the bed, a radio by the dining table, a coconut by the sofa, a cat by the kitchen. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) kitchen (b) bed (c) dining table (d) TV
- 25.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a blurry shape (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a normal-sized cup
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) shala (c) aam (d) dola
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kettle by the library, a rose by the stairs, a watch by the classroom door, an owl by the blackboard, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) owl (b) rose (c) ice cream (d) kettle
- 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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a guava; the guava falls into a rope; the rope pulls a goat; the goat crashes into a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rope (b) tomato (c) guava (d) goat
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a normal-sized cup
- 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a whistle by the park gate, a jalebi by the banyan tree, a nest by the fruit cart, a lamp by the bus stop, a violin by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) lamp (b) nest (c) whistle (d) violin
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 40.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
Answer key
- aam
- the pen stirring tea
- teacher’s desk
- a weak picture
- taste sour
- choose a place you know
- the word’s meaning
- yes, with new pictures
- tiny, cramped writing
- False
- a sock that smells awful
- add more stops
- tongue
- funny actions
- sight
- fish
- step 2
- smelling wet earth
- step 1
- a MAZE on a table
- taste
- a strong picture
- tasting bitter karela
- TV
- False
- a mango that sings
- dola
- fix stops in order
- tongue
- rose
- put pictures at stops
- stem
- hear the new word
- rope
- a giant pink elephant
- find a sound-alike word
- whistle
- touch
- step 1
- one you know very well
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