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.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) sleep (b) book (c) mango (d) tree
- 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) turn into fruit (c) make food using sunlight (d) have tiny pores
- 6.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) read words (c) taste salty (d) smell smoke
- 9.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) dola (c) chaabi (d) chaand
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 15.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) green, flat and thin (c) hold the plant firm (d) make seeds
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a radio; the radio chases a fan; the fan sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) candle (c) ball (d) fan
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) nose (d) tongue
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) have tiny pores (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) grow under the ground (d) turn into fruit
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a vase; the vase crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a banana; the banana chases a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) umpire (c) ball (d) rose
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) grow under the ground (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries food to parts
- 24.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) copying a whole page (c) one key word per branch (d) long sentences
- 25.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) rice (b) flower (c) cat (d) foot
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 32.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a bucket by the TV, an ice cream by the shoe rack, a guava by the sofa, a pillow by the kitchen, a needle by the dining table. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) needle (b) bucket (c) ice cream (d) guava
- 36.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) tongue (d) skin
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) umbrella (b) lamp (c) jalebi (d) duck
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a vase by the gate, an orange by the shoe rack, an onion by the sofa, an inkpot by the TV, an anchor by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) inkpot (b) onion (c) orange (d) vase
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
Answer key
- later today and tomorrow
- picture the first item
- mango
- funny actions
- turn into fruit
- a poor mind map
- to keep the order
- taste salty
- quick to see and recall
- step 1
- step 3
- find a sound-alike word
- chaabi
- sounds like the new word
- False
- that item is lost
- hold the plant firm
- fan
- nose
- have tiny pores
- carries water upward
- umpire
- grow under the ground
- one key word per branch
- choose a place you know
- link it to the meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- roots
- touch
- foot
- roots
- new words in a language
- the word’s meaning
- step 4
- ice cream
- one you know very well
- eyes
- lamp
- orange
- step 2
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