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, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) I NEED sleep (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a MAZE on a table
- 2.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a CHUBBY key
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a normal-sized cup
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a giant pink elephant
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a pencil that dances
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 10.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) copying a whole page
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear music (b) hear voices (c) see colours (d) smell smoke
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries water upward (d) attract bees
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 15.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the date (d) your name
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into an ant; the ant rolls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) shoe (c) net (d) igloo
- 17.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) elephant (b) flower (c) rice (d) fish
- 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 21.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tomato by the sofa, a bucket by the shoe rack, a drum by the door, a lemon by the TV, a kettle by the gate. What did you place by the gate? (a) lemon (b) kettle (c) tomato (d) drum
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) watching fireworks (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting salty chips
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) tasting salty chips (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a whistle
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a rope; the rope bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a jug; the jug rolls into a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) guava (c) jug (d) net
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a bus made of ice (c) a mango that sings (d) a plain grey box
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) sleep (b) flower (c) key (d) cat
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hearing a whistle (c) stroking soft fur (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) take in water from soil
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a guava; the guava bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) wallet (c) guava (d) lamp
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a coconut by the bus stop, a goat by the post box, a mango by the park gate, an urn by the banyan tree, an orange by the fruit cart. Where did you place the orange? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) park gate
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a vase; the vase crashes into a whistle; the whistle sits on a glass; the glass pulls a shoe. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) whistle (b) shoe (c) vase (d) jalebi
Answer key
- I NEED sleep
- a poor mind map
- a monkey in a BAND
- a sock that smells awful
- a good mind map
- a blurry shape
- step 2
- a pale, tiny dot
- choose a place you know
- topic in the centre
- see colours
- put pictures at stops
- carries water upward
- a weak picture
- the main topic
- igloo
- the method of loci
- fish
- the pen stirring tea
- picture the first item
- later today and tomorrow
- put pictures at stops
- step 4
- step 1
- kettle
- find a sound-alike word
- feeling a prickly cactus
- smelling a stinky sock
- net
- step 3
- step 1
- a plain grey box
- cat
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- seeing a red kite fly
- green, flat and thin
- lamp
- fruit cart
- jalebi
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