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.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a mango that sings (d) a dull white wall
- 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) turn into fruit
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a blurry shape (c) a far-off still tree (d) a dull white wall
- 7.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) it saves ink (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 14.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a bus made of ice (d) a dull white wall
- 15.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ball by the stairs, a needle by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the library, a sock by the blackboard, an anchor by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) needle (b) banana (c) ball (d) sock
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a list of words only (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pencil that dances
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 21.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a drum boom
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) carries food to parts (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) copying a whole page (c) long sentences (d) topic in a corner
- 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) flower (b) sugar (c) nose (d) eye
- 30.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) billi (c) aam (d) bhaat
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) mango (b) table (c) school (d) cat
- 35.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 37.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) throw it away (c) colour it again (d) frame it
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) water in a PAN (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a flower in a POOL
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a coconut; the coconut chases a frog; the frog falls into a key; the key bounces onto an inkpot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) coconut (c) ladder (d) frog
Answer key
- False
- a dull white wall
- new words in a language
- hear the new word
- turn into fruit
- a frog wearing a crown
- quick to see and recall
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- add more stops
- a poor mind map
- take in water from soil
- a good mind map
- a dull white wall
- True
- sock
- a list of words only
- step 1
- sounds like the new word
- tongue
- False
- tasting bitter karela
- make seeds
- funny actions
- a colour for each branch
- that item is lost
- taste
- step 4
- eye
- True
- the word’s meaning
- billi
- step 1
- table
- True
- a good mind map
- redraw it from memory
- a strong picture
- I AM eating a mango
- coconut
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