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 is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) aam (c) chaabi (d) billi
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) have tiny pores (c) carries water upward (d) hold the plant firm
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 6.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a blurry shape (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 10.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) I NEED sleep
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) colour it again (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) mango (c) school (d) table
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 19.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 21.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 22.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a bus made of ice (d) a far-off still tree
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) I NEED sleep (d) I AM eating a mango
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a jeep; the jeep falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) jeep (c) drum (d) apple
- 25.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) long sentences (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in a corner
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 27.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it looks empty (d) it saves ink
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) mez (c) shala (d) naak
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in a corner (c) details on small twigs (d) ideas with no links
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a drum boom
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) hear a bell (c) feel rough or smooth (d) see colours
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) monkey (b) key (c) moon (d) flower
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) book (b) foot (c) cloud (d) water
- 39.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) banana (c) rocket (d) elephant
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a blurry shape (d) a laughing tiffin box
Answer key
- chaabi
- picture the first item
- carries water upward
- the word’s meaning
- a flower in a POOL
- one you know very well
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- a blurry shape
- choose a place you know
- False
- I NEED sleep
- each link leads on
- redraw it from memory
- link it to the next item
- cat
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- add more stops
- a poor mind map
- to keep the order
- a far-off still tree
- I AM eating a mango
- apple
- a colour for each branch
- step 2
- quick to see and recall
- phool
- details on small twigs
- smelling wet earth
- sounds like the new word
- see colours
- step 1
- step 2
- monkey
- link it to the meaning
- a funny, moving one
- foot
- honesty
- a laughing tiffin box
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