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 keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) monkey (b) fish (c) tree (d) mango
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a banana; the banana crashes into a violin; the violin chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) inkpot (b) banana (c) violin (d) drum
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting salty chips (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a dog bark (d) tasting bitter karela
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) the word in small print (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) book (b) monkey (c) foot (d) mother
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) smelling wet earth (c) hands in icy water (d) tasting bitter karela
- 13.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in the centre (c) small doodles (d) copying a whole page
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into an owl; the owl chases a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) owl (c) coconut (d) wallet
- 16.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell (d) sound
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) phool (c) ped (d) dola
- 19.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) topic in a corner (d) one key word per branch
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a plain grey box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a list of words only
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a giant pink elephant
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a dull white wall (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a giant pink elephant
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) attract bees (c) carries water upward (d) hold the plant firm
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) cat (b) nose (c) sleep (d) school
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) green, flat and thin (d) make seeds
- 32.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a needle by the bed, a van by the dining table, an anchor by the TV, a net by the kitchen, a drum by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) net (b) needle (c) van (d) drum
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) nose (d) ears
- 37.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a key; the key sings to an ice cream; the ice cream chases a goat. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) inkpot (c) key (d) ice cream
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a mango that sings
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) phool (c) neend (d) baadal
Answer key
- monkey
- banana
- choose a place you know
- seeing a glowing star
- the word’s meaning
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- choose a place you know
- put pictures at stops
- a pencil that dances
- foot
- tasting bitter karela
- copying a whole page
- link it to the meaning
- wallet
- a good mind map
- sight
- dola
- topic in a corner
- step 4
- a bright red flying cow
- step 3
- a dull white wall
- step 1
- a dull white wall
- hold the plant firm
- a tree on a note PAD
- a weak picture
- step 3
- school
- green, flat and thin
- a funny, moving one
- hear the new word
- put pictures at stops
- needle
- nose
- True
- key
- a mango that sings
- baadal
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