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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a bus made of ice (c) a plain grey box (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a BAT made of rice
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a far-off still tree (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) bhaat (c) shala (d) naak
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 7.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) hands in icy water (d) watching fireworks
- 10.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bus made of ice
- 13.🗣️ 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
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 16.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a tent by the banyan tree, a kite by the fruit cart, a violin by the post box, a pencil by the swing, a ball by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tent (b) ball (c) pencil (d) violin
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make food using sunlight (c) turn into fruit (d) hold the plant firm
- 22.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 28.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) a colour for each branch (c) details on small twigs (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a glass by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the classroom door, a mirror by the blackboard, a bucket by the notice board, a frog by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) mirror (b) rose (c) glass (d) frog
- 30.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) ideas with no links (d) a colour for each branch
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a guava by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the school gate, a monkey by the notice board, a violin by the stairs, a candle by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) guava (b) monkey (c) candle (d) apple
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a CHUBBY key
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) nose (b) eye (c) cloud (d) sugar
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pencil that dances
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) shala (c) bhaat (d) ped
- 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) nose (d) tongue
Answer key
- a plain grey box
- I NEED sleep
- a far-off still tree
- keep linking in order
- bhaat
- link it to the meaning
- False
- later today and tomorrow
- watching fireworks
- True
- keep linking in order
- a pale, tiny dot
- link it to the meaning
- replay the story
- roots
- a good mind map
- True
- new words in a language
- roots
- tent
- turn into fruit
- the method of loci
- a frog wearing a crown
- that item is lost
- fix stops in order
- hear the new word
- the word’s meaning
- tiny, cramped writing
- frog
- a colour for each branch
- a poor mind map
- guava
- a monkey in a BAND
- cloud
- put pictures at stops
- a list of words only
- step 4
- shala
- each link leads on
- eyes
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