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 link story: a giant tent tickles a jug; the jug sits on a goat; the goat jumps over a tomato; the tomato chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) goat (d) jug
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) baadal (c) aai (d) sakhar
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make seeds (c) grow under the ground (d) make food using sunlight
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 6.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a bucket; the bucket tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) guava (c) inkpot (d) drum
- 8.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) paani (c) shala (d) baadal
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) skin
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 13.🗣️ 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
- 14.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) lines that link ideas (c) small doodles (d) a colour for each branch
- 17.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a flower in a POOL
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pencil that dances (c) a dull white wall (d) a giant pink elephant
- 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make seeds (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) carries water upward (c) make seeds (d) take in water from soil
- 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a CHUBBY key (c) water in a PAN (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a list of words only (d) the word in small print
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries food to parts
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sound (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
- 30.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) wallet (c) kettle (d) owl
- 33.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a frog by the classroom door, an apple by the library, a coconut by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the blackboard, an umbrella by the playground. What did you place by the library? (a) apple (b) ice cream (c) umbrella (d) frog
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in a corner (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in the centre
- 36.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on an ant; the ant crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) van (c) ant (d) mirror
- 39.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) quick to see and recall (d) it looks empty
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
Answer key
- jug
- baadal
- make food using sunlight
- a strong picture
- stem
- True
- inkpot
- False
- step 4
- paani
- ears
- tongue
- find a sound-alike word
- to keep the order
- a strong picture
- tiny, cramped writing
- a SACK full of sugar
- a dull white wall
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- step 2
- green, flat and thin
- carries water upward
- water in a PAN
- a sock that smells awful
- sight
- choose a place you know
- hold the plant firm
- touch
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- sounds like the new word
- kettle
- True
- apple
- topic in a corner
- each link leads on
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- ant
- quick to see and recall
- step 2
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