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 story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) baadal (c) dola (d) kitaab
- 3.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) tree (b) elephant (c) school (d) water
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) holds up the leaves (c) grow under the ground (d) make food using sunlight
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) tongue (d) nose
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) bhaat (c) neend (d) chaand
- 13.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) carries water upward (d) turn into fruit
- 15.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a list of words only
- 18.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) topic in a corner (c) long sentences (d) ideas with no links
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a whistle (d) watching fireworks
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 21.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a parrot; the parrot rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) parrot (b) monkey (c) candle (d) cat
- 24.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) honesty (c) rocket (d) elephant
- 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a flower in a POOL (d) I NEED sleep
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear music (b) hear voices (c) smell smoke (d) feel hot and cold
- 29.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a key by the shoe rack, a doll by the sofa, a kite by the TV, a violin by the gate, a tiger by the door. Where did you place the tiger? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) door (d) shoe rack
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a cat by the classroom door, an urn by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the notice board, a drum by the stairs, a bucket by the blackboard. Where did you place the drum? (a) classroom door (b) notice board (c) stairs (d) blackboard
- 32.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) nothing at all (c) the letters only (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) water (b) book (c) fish (d) elephant
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a monkey; the monkey tickles a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) duck (c) jeep (d) inkpot
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a rope; the rope tickles an igloo; the igloo chases a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) rope (c) ice cream (d) apple
- 40.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- billi
- yes, with new pictures
- step 2
- hear the new word
- step 1
- tree
- link it to the next item
- hear the new word
- holds up the leaves
- tongue
- chaand
- False
- carries water upward
- a poor mind map
- sounds like the new word
- a list of words only
- topic in the centre
- hearing a whistle
- step 1
- a plain grey box
- link it to the next item
- candle
- honesty
- a flower in a POOL
- find a sound-alike word
- funny actions
- feel hot and cold
- False
- door
- stairs
- a bird leaving a cage
- book
- duck
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- leaves
- hear the new word
- apple
- False
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