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) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 5.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) grow under the ground (c) carries water upward (d) attract bees
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) ped (c) bhaat (d) machhli
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a needle; the needle sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into a flute; the flute bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) needle (b) rose (c) coconut (d) umbrella
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hearing a whistle (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hands in icy water
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) neend (c) machhli (d) bhaat
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a dog bark
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting raw mango (c) smelling wet earth (d) smelling jasmine
- 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 23.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bus made of ice (d) a plain grey box
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) aai (c) machhli (d) paani
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) ears (d) eyes
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell (d) sound
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 33.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over an urn; the urn chases a bucket; the bucket sits on a lamp; the lamp rolls into a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) bucket (c) urn (d) guava
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a radio by the TV, a jeep by the bed, a monkey by the kitchen, a frog by the dining table, a fan by the sofa. Where did you place the jeep? (a) sofa (b) kitchen (c) bed (d) TV
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) the word in small print (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an ice cream by the park gate, a vase by the fruit cart, a needle by the post box, an owl by the banyan tree, an igloo by the bus stop. Where did you place the igloo? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) bus stop (d) banyan tree
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- sounds like the new word
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- roots
- the method of loci
- new words in a language
- attract bees
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- machhli
- later today and tomorrow
- step 3
- umbrella
- seeing a red kite fly
- bhaat
- feeling a prickly cactus
- smell
- a strong picture
- tasting raw mango
- replay the story
- step 3
- step 1
- a bus made of ice
- picture the first item
- aai
- roots
- eyes
- turn into fruit
- True
- sound
- step 2
- the word’s meaning
- one you know very well
- put pictures at stops
- to keep the order
- bucket
- bed
- a laughing tiffin box
- bus stop
- link it to the meaning
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