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, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 3.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a flute; the flute crashes into an urn; the urn sings to a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the net? (a) flute (b) urn (c) apple (d) bucket
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 6.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a whistle by the dining table, an orange by the kitchen, a rope by the TV, a banana by the bed, an inkpot by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) whistle (b) rope (c) inkpot (d) orange
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a cat by the library, an apple by the classroom door, a vase by the stairs, a net by the blackboard, a shoe by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) net (b) cat (c) vase (d) shoe
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) make food using sunlight (d) turn into fruit
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) nose (b) elephant (c) mother (d) table
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 15.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) the word in small print (c) a list of words only (d) a bright red flying cow
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) hear music (c) see colours (d) taste salty
- 22.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) easier to keep (c) harder to keep (d) too slow
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an anchor by the gate, a candle by the shoe rack, a coconut by the TV, a parrot by the sofa, a lamp by the door. What did you place by the TV? (a) anchor (b) parrot (c) candle (d) coconut
- 26.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 28.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) lines that link ideas (c) one key word per branch (d) small doodles
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) ears (d) eyes
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) ideas with no links (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in the centre
- 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 34.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a flute; the flute crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls a lamp. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) lamp (b) apple (c) flute (d) jeep
- 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) I AM eating a mango (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a CHUBBY key
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
Answer key
- a KNOCK on the nose
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- flute
- step 4
- True
- rope
- net
- taste
- smell
- step 4
- make food using sunlight
- elephant
- step 1
- False
- a bright red flying cow
- step 2
- leaves
- replay the story
- fix stops in order
- see colours
- easier to keep
- a weak picture
- keep linking in order
- coconut
- add more stops
- step 3
- False
- funny actions
- copying a whole page
- eyes
- topic in the centre
- that item is lost
- the pen stirring tea
- find a sound-alike word
- flute
- a book in a KIT bag
- step 3
- step 3
- step 2
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