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 must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) machhli (c) aai (d) paay
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a bucket; the bucket falls into an urn; the urn chases a guava; the guava crashes into a van. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) urn (d) bucket
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) holds up the leaves (c) grow under the ground (d) attract bees
- 7.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) skin
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) lines that link ideas (d) a colour for each branch
- 10.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a rose; the rose pulls an orange; the orange rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) radio (c) violin (d) umbrella
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a pillow by the sofa, a doll by the dining table, a glass by the TV, a banana by the kitchen, an ice cream by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) banana (b) glass (c) pillow (d) doll
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) one key word per branch (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in the centre
- 15.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a blurry shape (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a mango that sings
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a far-off still tree (c) a list of words only (d) a blurry shape
- 17.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a vase; the vase chases an owl; the owl crashes into a radio; the radio rolls into a guava. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) net (c) vase (d) radio
- 19.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) eyes (d) ears
- 24.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a needle; the needle pulls a jeep; the jeep falls into a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) wallet (d) needle
- 26.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 29.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pencil that dances (d) a dull white wall
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hands in icy water (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting bitter karela
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) I AM eating a mango (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 39.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a van; the van crashes into a parrot; the parrot pulls a candle. Which item comes right before the van? (a) jalebi (b) candle (c) goat (d) van
Answer key
- the word’s meaning
- True
- False
- machhli
- bucket
- holds up the leaves
- True
- nose
- tiny, cramped writing
- False
- umbrella
- sounds like the new word
- banana
- copying a whole page
- a blurry shape
- a kite as big as a house
- new words in a language
- vase
- True
- picture the first item
- find a sound-alike word
- True
- eyes
- one you know very well
- tomato
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- a dull white wall
- step 2
- tasting bitter karela
- step 1
- an elephant with HOT tea
- a weak picture
- picture the first item
- put pictures at stops
- a good mind map
- False
- jalebi
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