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, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ball by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the banyan tree, an ant by the swing, a frog by the post box, a kite by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) inkpot (b) frog (c) ant (d) ball
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a list of words only (c) a pencil that dances (d) a sock that smells awful
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) feel hot and cold (c) taste sweet (d) hear voices
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) school (b) mother (c) fish (d) cloud
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they are boring (c) words are useless (d) they need no attention
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) bandar (c) shala (d) paani
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries water upward (d) grow under the ground
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a watch by the dining table, a guava by the kitchen, an orange by the shoe rack, a cat by the TV, a jeep by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) cat (b) guava (c) orange (d) jeep
- 18.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a flute by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the stairs, a goat by the school gate, a duck by the classroom door, a wallet by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) wallet (b) flute (c) goat (d) mango
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 23.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it grey (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 25.🗣️ 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
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) sleep (b) water (c) cloud (d) key
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an igloo by the door, an owl by the sofa, a tiger by the shoe rack, a tomato by the TV, a whistle by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) igloo (b) owl (c) tomato (d) tiger
- 28.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) see colours (c) feel hot and cold (d) hear voices
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) holds up the leaves (c) take in water from soil (d) green, flat and thin
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) tree (c) sugar (d) water
- 32.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) all in one colour (c) ideas with no links (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a coconut by the library, a mirror by the playground, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the blackboard, an umpire by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) umpire (b) inkpot (c) rope (d) mirror
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) green, flat and thin (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
- 35.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) useless
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting raw mango (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 37.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) water in a PAN
- 39.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
Answer key
- hear the new word
- ant
- a list of words only
- taste sweet
- cloud
- funny actions
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- images stick better
- step 2
- bandar
- a bright red flying cow
- carries water upward
- True
- link it to the meaning
- sounds like the new word
- guava
- False
- hearing a dog bark
- mango
- a strong picture
- step 2
- make it big and funny
- find a sound-alike word
- hear the new word
- key
- tiger
- new words in a language
- feel hot and cold
- take in water from soil
- elephant
- topic in the centre
- mirror
- green, flat and thin
- easier to keep
- smelling a stinky sock
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a PIE under your foot
- False
- step 1
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