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.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) sleep (c) flower (d) eye
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a nest; the nest sings to a doll; the doll crashes into a banana; the banana pulls a lemon. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) lemon (b) violin (c) nest (d) doll
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) grow under the ground (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
- 8.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a kite; the kite rolls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) owl (b) bucket (c) jug (d) kite
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a kite as big as a house
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) machhli (c) haathi (d) paani
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) tasting raw mango (d) smelling jasmine
- 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pencil that dances (c) a list of words only (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a cat by the stairs, a coconut by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the notice board, an igloo by the school gate, an owl by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) cat (b) owl (c) coconut (d) radio
- 18.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) ideas with no links (d) a colour for each branch
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) attract bees (c) holds up the leaves (d) have tiny pores
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) skin (d) tongue
- 22.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 23.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) ideas with no links (d) details on small twigs
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sound (b) taste (c) smell (d) touch
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a watch by the sofa, a parrot by the kitchen, a spoon by the dining table, a coconut by the TV, a pencil by the bed. What did you place by the sofa? (a) parrot (b) watch (c) pencil (d) coconut
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a glass by the slide, an onion by the park gate, a mirror by the swing, a lamp by the banyan tree, a kettle by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) mirror (b) onion (c) kettle (d) lamp
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) billi (c) sakhar (d) shala
- 37.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on a duck; the duck tickles a mango; the mango rolls into a glass. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) duck (b) glass (c) ball (d) lemon
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) grow under the ground (d) turn into fruit
Answer key
- True
- nose
- stem
- step 4
- sounds like the new word
- doll
- grow under the ground
- False
- jug
- a normal-sized cup
- bandar
- step 1
- hearing a dog bark
- tasting raw mango
- each link leads on
- a pencil that dances
- owl
- a colour for each branch
- attract bees
- step 4
- eyes
- add more stops
- details on small twigs
- smell
- step 4
- a sock that smells awful
- step 1
- step 2
- taste
- the word’s meaning
- watch
- keep linking in order
- mirror
- picture the first item
- step 3
- dola
- one you know very well
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- lemon
- turn into fruit
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