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) I NEED sleep (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a mango that sings (d) a list of words only
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) bhaat (c) mez (d) sakhar
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a far-off still tree (d) a normal-sized cup
- 9.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste salty (b) see colours (c) hear a bell (d) taste sweet
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) moon (b) fish (c) sugar (d) cat
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) book (b) eye (c) sugar (d) rice
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pencil that dances (c) a dull white wall (d) a bus made of ice
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a violin by the TV, a key by the shoe rack, a lamp by the dining table, a flute by the sofa, a pillow by the door. What did you place by the sofa? (a) flute (b) key (c) lamp (d) violin
- 19.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste sour (b) see shapes (c) read words (d) hear music
- 21.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on an ant; the ant tickles an apple; the apple pulls a ball; the ball sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) ant (b) mango (c) goat (d) ball
- 27.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an ice cream by the bed, an inkpot by the sofa, a net by the TV, a flute by the kitchen, a jalebi by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) inkpot (b) jalebi (c) flute (d) ice cream
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) bandar (c) paani (d) chaand
- 31.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an umbrella by the TV, a frog by the sofa, a parrot by the dining table, a lemon by the shoe rack, a needle by the door. What did you place by the sofa? (a) parrot (b) needle (c) frog (d) umbrella
- 33.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 34.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a nest; the nest bounces onto a glass; the glass rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a kettle. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) kettle (b) violin (c) glass (d) monkey
- 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a BAT made of rice
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a list of words only (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a nest; the nest crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a spoon; the spoon rolls into an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) parrot (c) fan (d) ant
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) attract bees (c) have tiny pores (d) green, flat and thin
Answer key
- I NEED sleep
- a list of words only
- step 3
- hear the new word
- keep linking in order
- paani
- picture the first item
- a sock that smells awful
- False
- True
- eyes
- hear a bell
- hear the new word
- sugar
- rice
- step 4
- a dull white wall
- flute
- the method of loci
- hear music
- True
- True
- step 1
- that item is lost
- a strong picture
- ball
- a poor mind map
- ice cream
- a poor mind map
- chaand
- new words in a language
- frog
- add more stops
- funny actions
- violin
- an elephant with HOT tea
- a list of words only
- parrot
- link it to the meaning
- attract bees
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