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 the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a fan; the fan jumps over a candle; the candle falls into a radio; the radio sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) umbrella (c) shoe (d) candle
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste salty (b) hear music (c) feel rough or smooth (d) read words
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a pillow; the pillow crashes into a flute; the flute sits on a vase; the vase tickles a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) vase (c) bucket (d) flute
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sight (b) sound (c) smell (d) taste
- 7.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a plain grey box (d) a dull white wall
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 14.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a doll by the stairs, an apple by the library, a rose by the classroom door, a ball by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the blackboard. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) rose (b) ball (c) apple (d) fan
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) naak (c) billi (d) kitaab
- 17.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) book (b) mango (c) nose (d) school
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a cat; the cat falls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) wallet (c) cat (d) banana
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) smell food (c) feel a light touch (d) taste sweet
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a net; the net rolls into a ladder; the ladder chases an owl; the owl sings to a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) owl (c) net (d) tent
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a kettle by the dining table, a lemon by the bed, a kite by the TV, a mirror by the kitchen, a ball by the sofa. Where did you place the kettle? (a) bed (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) TV
- 27.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hands in icy water (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a dog bark (d) tasting raw mango
- 35.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a plain box (d) a small grey dot
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) smell flowers (c) taste salty (d) feel a light touch
Answer key
- sounds like the new word
- new words in a language
- shoe
- hear music
- bucket
- sight
- a funny, moving one
- step 1
- a frog wearing a crown
- choose a place you know
- a mango that sings
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- a blurry shape
- fan
- ped
- later today and tomorrow
- nose
- cat
- step 1
- feel a light touch
- taste
- hear the new word
- ladder
- put pictures at stops
- dining table
- to keep the order
- keep linking in order
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- stem
- link it to the meaning
- smell
- tasting raw mango
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- picture the first item
- step 3
- flowers
- step 3
- smell flowers
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