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 Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) skin (d) eyes
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) make food using sunlight (d) grow under the ground
- 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in the centre (c) ideas with no links (d) small doodles
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) sleep (b) water (c) elephant (d) monkey
- 15.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a frog. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) umbrella (c) radio (d) lemon
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a nest by the stairs, an orange by the notice board, a rose by the school gate, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a tiger by the classroom door. What did you place by the school gate? (a) nest (b) tiger (c) rose (d) orange
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear music (b) taste salty (c) see colours (d) hear a bell
- 20.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) green, flat and thin (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) nose (c) book (d) rice
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling jasmine
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a jug; the jug chases a cat; the cat jumps over a kite; the kite falls into a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ladder (b) banana (c) jug (d) cat
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) school (b) table (c) key (d) moon
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 31.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
- 32.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a key; the key falls into a jug; the jug sings to a tent; the tent rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jug (b) tent (c) wallet (d) key
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a needle by the gate, a monkey by the TV, a radio by the door, a banana by the shoe rack, a net by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) banana (b) monkey (c) needle (d) radio
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) ears (d) nose
Answer key
- a SACK full of sugar
- skin
- link it to the next item
- a MAZE on a table
- step 1
- make food using sunlight
- funny actions
- a strong picture
- ideas with no links
- a strong picture
- find a sound-alike word
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- elephant
- True
- radio
- rose
- step 2
- see colours
- quick to see and recall
- green, flat and thin
- fix stops in order
- fish
- tasting bitter karela
- banana
- sounds like the new word
- moon
- step 2
- a book in a KIT bag
- step 3
- a funny, moving one
- later today and tomorrow
- find a sound-alike word
- the pen stirring tea
- key
- put pictures at stops
- keep linking in order
- needle
- the word’s meaning
- tongue
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