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 is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) chaand (c) sakhar (d) kitaab
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a jalebi by the stairs, a radio by the classroom door, a doll by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the school gate, a van by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) radio (b) nest (c) jalebi (d) van
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting bitter karela (c) tasting salty chips (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 4.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it small and plain (d) make it grey
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) sugar (b) rice (c) water (d) nose
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) have tiny pores (d) hold the plant firm
- 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
- 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 12.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) lines that link ideas (c) copying a whole page (d) all in one colour
- 13.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a far-off still tree (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) machhli (c) bhaat (d) aai
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 20.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a plain grey box (d) a giant pink elephant
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 22.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) holds up the leaves (c) turn into fruit (d) make food using sunlight
- 26.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
- 27.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into an ant; the ant tickles a kite; the kite chases a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) kite (b) ant (c) tiger (d) mango
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) hold the plant firm (d) make seeds
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) chaabi (c) sakhar (d) naak
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) smelling wet earth
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to an apple; the apple pulls a doll; the doll falls into a glass; the glass tickles a radio. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) apple (b) watch (c) glass (d) doll
- 35.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 36.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in a corner
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 39.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
Answer key
- kitaab
- van
- seeing a red kite fly
- make it big and funny
- water
- keep linking in order
- that item is lost
- have tiny pores
- yes, with new pictures
- a cat paying a BILL
- a flower in a POOL
- lines that link ideas
- False
- a far-off still tree
- step 1
- sound
- link it to the meaning
- aai
- step 2
- a giant pink elephant
- step 4
- to keep the order
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- turn into fruit
- the method of loci
- False
- tiger
- link it to the next item
- hold the plant firm
- chaabi
- smelling wet earth
- a strong picture
- glass
- a funny, moving one
- topic in a corner
- picture the first item
- leaves
- True
- a book in a KIT bag
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