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: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) nose (b) cat (c) mango (d) book
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 4.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a normal-sized cup
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an ice cream by the playground, a watch by the blackboard, an umpire by the classroom door, a drum by the teacher’s desk, a ball by the library. Where did you place the umpire? (a) playground (b) library (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) tree (c) book (d) table
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) skin
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an ice cream by the classroom door, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a jeep by the school gate, a van by the stairs, a whistle by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) van (b) jeep (c) whistle (d) lemon
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a drum by the post box, a watch by the fruit cart, a duck by the park gate, a van by the banyan tree, a lemon by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) watch (b) drum (c) van (d) lemon
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting raw mango (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hearing a drum boom (d) tasting salty chips
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) hear music (c) hear voices (d) taste sweet
- 17.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 21.🗺️ 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) hold the plant firm (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a rose; the rose chases a candle; the candle rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a tent. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) rose (b) tent (c) candle (d) drum
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a wallet; the wallet chases a mirror. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) apple (c) wallet (d) umpire
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) key (b) eye (c) tree (d) rice
- 28.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jeep by the sofa, a tomato by the shoe rack, a ball by the kitchen, an orange by the TV, a cat by the dining table. Where did you place the ball? (a) kitchen (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
- 30.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it grey (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
- 31.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in the centre (c) ideas with no links (d) copying a whole page
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) tasting salty chips (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 36.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a mirror; the mirror crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a ball; the ball falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) ice cream (b) ball (c) anchor (d) mirror
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) a bright red flying cow
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a monkey in a BAND
Answer key
- True
- mango
- a weak picture
- a normal-sized cup
- classroom door
- nose
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- honesty
- skin
- hear the new word
- van
- watch
- hearing a drum boom
- the word’s meaning
- taste sweet
- to keep the order
- step 1
- step 1
- stem
- attract bees
- step 2
- a weak picture
- rose
- apple
- stem
- tree
- later today and tomorrow
- kitchen
- make it big and funny
- False
- topic in the centre
- seeing a red kite fly
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- fix stops in order
- funny actions
- a pale, tiny dot
- ball
- a bright red flying cow
- a book in a KIT bag
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