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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ladder by the sofa, a wallet by the door, a watch by the shoe rack, a spoon by the gate, a drum by the TV. What did you place by the gate? (a) ladder (b) watch (c) spoon (d) wallet
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) phool (c) aam (d) dola
- 3.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) quick to see and recall (d) it looks empty
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a whistle (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling wet earth
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 8.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jalebi by the fruit cart, a violin by the banyan tree, an igloo by the bus stop, an onion by the post box, a tomato by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) igloo (b) violin (c) tomato (d) jalebi
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a violin; the violin chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into a parrot; the parrot falls into a doll. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) doll (b) violin (c) anchor (d) parrot
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 12.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 14.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pencil that dances
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) the word in small print (c) a bus made of ice (d) a plain grey box
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 20.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) coconut (b) cat (c) bucket (d) radio
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) goat (b) glass (c) lamp (d) key
- 24.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) skin (d) nose
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a frog by the park gate, a fan by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the post box, a ball by the swing, a candle by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) frog (b) ball (c) fan (d) candle
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) copying a whole page
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 33.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) small doodles (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) all in one colour
- 34.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) the letters only (c) a blank page (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 35.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling wet earth (c) hearing a dog bark (d) hands in icy water
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a normal-sized cup (c) the word in small print (d) a kite as big as a house
Answer key
- spoon
- billi
- quick to see and recall
- sound
- tasting salty chips
- link it to the meaning
- to keep the order
- easier to keep
- tomato
- parrot
- step 4
- a BAT made of rice
- keep linking in order
- later today and tomorrow
- the word’s meaning
- step 4
- a normal-sized cup
- a bus made of ice
- step 2
- False
- sounds like the new word
- bucket
- goat
- yes, with new pictures
- a weak picture
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- eyes
- frog
- topic in the centre
- hear the new word
- step 1
- small doodles
- a bird leaving a cage
- a funny, moving one
- leaves
- a strong picture
- True
- hands in icy water
- a kite as big as a house
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