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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in a corner (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) paani (c) ped (d) aam
- 3.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a mirror; the mirror tickles a guava; the guava crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) needle (c) guava (d) apple
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a plain grey box (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a far-off still tree (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) paani (c) bandar (d) baadal
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a cat; the cat tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a rope; the rope jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) umbrella (b) banana (c) rope (d) nest
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) the word in small print (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a kite as big as a house
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a vase; the vase pulls a goat; the goat tickles a banana; the banana sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) banana (c) flute (d) vase
- 15.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) ideas with no links
- 16.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) goat (c) umpire (d) tiger
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hearing a whistle (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) see shapes (b) smell flowers (c) feel a light touch (d) hear voices
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 22.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) copying a whole page (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in the centre
- 26.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 28.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) nose (d) skin
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a parrot; the parrot crashes into a frog; the frog bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) umbrella (c) anchor (d) frog
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bus made of ice
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a lamp by the swing, a pillow by the park gate, an urn by the slide, an owl by the banyan tree, a cat by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) urn (b) cat (c) owl (d) pillow
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a monkey; the monkey pulls a flute; the flute jumps over a sock; the sock tickles a lemon. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) sock (b) monkey (c) flute (d) anchor
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a kettle by the park gate, a glass by the swing, a bucket by the slide, a wallet by the banyan tree, a coconut by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) wallet (b) glass (c) bucket (d) kettle
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
Answer key
- a colour for each branch
- aam
- add more stops
- a good mind map
- later today and tomorrow
- step 3
- needle
- a plain grey box
- a far-off still tree
- dola
- nest
- tongue
- the word in small print
- banana
- lines that link ideas
- True
- tiger
- seeing a red kite fly
- picture the first item
- hear voices
- sounds like the new word
- the pen stirring tea
- a strong picture
- link it to the next item
- topic in the centre
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 2
- one you know very well
- replay the story
- eyes
- frog
- a bus made of ice
- step 1
- a plain grey box
- pillow
- anchor
- the word’s meaning
- hear the new word
- glass
- funny actions
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