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 “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) eye (b) mango (c) foot (d) tree
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a monkey; the monkey chases a watch. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) glass (b) inkpot (c) watch (d) whistle
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a jalebi by the classroom door, a guava by the notice board, an anchor by the stairs, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the school gate. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) jalebi (d) anchor
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a wallet by the park gate, an umbrella by the swing, a net by the banyan tree, a kettle by the fruit cart, a vase by the post box. Where did you place the kettle? (a) park gate (b) swing (c) post box (d) fruit cart
- 6.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) the word “umbrella”
- 7.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) nothing at all (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) long sentences (c) topic in the centre (d) topic in a corner
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 10.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a dull white wall (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a lemon; the lemon tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a guava; the guava crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) lemon (b) guava (c) anchor (d) vase
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) haathi (c) sakhar (d) mez
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) cat (c) foot (d) tree
- 16.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) school (b) cat (c) mother (d) nose
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting salty chips (c) tasting bitter karela (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a glass; the glass sings to a drum. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) glass (c) tomato (d) candle
- 26.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight (d) touch
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a mango that sings
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) ears (d) eyes
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a duck; the duck chases a kettle; the kettle crashes into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) duck (b) kite (c) jeep (d) pencil
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a bus made of ice
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a violin; the violin bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into a banana; the banana tickles an umpire. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) ball (d) banana
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) make food using sunlight (d) make seeds
- 36.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 39.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- mango
- watch
- jalebi
- taste
- fruit cart
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a bird leaving a cage
- topic in the centre
- find a sound-alike word
- a frog wearing a crown
- lemon
- mez
- roots
- a strong picture
- moon
- yes, with new pictures
- step 1
- a strong picture
- link it to the meaning
- to keep the order
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- nose
- hearing a drum boom
- candle
- False
- sight
- a plain grey box
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- ears
- pencil
- a far-off still tree
- violin
- make food using sunlight
- False
- a funny, moving one
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- a strong picture
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