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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 7.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) words are useless
- 9.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it saves ink
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) take in water from soil (d) have tiny pores
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 14.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over a jug; the jug rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a monkey. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) monkey (b) wallet (c) tomato (d) duck
- 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 17.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 18.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) banana (c) elephant (d) rocket
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a vase; the vase chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into an urn. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) coconut (b) urn (c) vase (d) jeep
- 21.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) mango (b) fish (c) eye (d) nose
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 24.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) nothing at all (c) the letters only (d) a blank page
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) tongue (d) ears
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a lamp by the TV, a parrot by the sofa, a fan by the kitchen, a radio by the bed, a rose by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) radio (b) fan (c) parrot (d) rose
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) phool (c) bandar (d) mez
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a list of words only (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a bright red flying cow
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) tongue (d) ears
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a pillow by the classroom door, an orange by the blackboard, a jeep by the playground, a wallet by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the library. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) jeep (b) orange (c) wallet (d) banana
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 35.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a tiger; the tiger falls into a tent; the tent crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) umpire (b) tiger (c) anchor (d) whistle
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hands in icy water
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) I NEED sleep (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
Answer key
- new words in a language
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- a good mind map
- sounds like the new word
- False
- images stick better
- quick to see and recall
- picture the first item
- take in water from soil
- link it to the next item
- stem
- True
- wallet
- replay the story
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- honesty
- link it to the meaning
- jeep
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- eye
- picture the first item
- a bird leaving a cage
- eyes
- radio
- a weak picture
- funny actions
- bandar
- a list of words only
- skin
- wallet
- step 1
- hear the new word
- later today and tomorrow
- whistle
- seeing a red kite fly
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- step 4
- step 3
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