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.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pencil that dances (d) the word in small print
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) chaand (c) haathi (d) billi
- 5.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a dull white wall (c) a blurry shape (d) a sock that smells awful
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 7.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 9.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they are boring (c) they need no attention (d) words are useless
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 13.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a banana by the park gate, a candle by the post box, a rose by the banyan tree, a tomato by the fruit cart, a spoon by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) spoon (b) candle (c) banana (d) tomato
- 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 16.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a pillow; the pillow falls into a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) anchor (b) cat (c) rope (d) pillow
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a bus made of ice (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 21.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) easier to keep (c) useless (d) harder to keep
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over a jug; the jug rolls into a flute; the flute falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) orange (b) jeep (c) ball (d) jug
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.🗣️ 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
- 26.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in a corner (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in the centre
- 27.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to a rope; the rope pulls an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a flute; the flute falls into an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) rope (c) umbrella (d) orange
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) skin
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) a colour for each branch (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in a corner
- 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) I AM eating a mango
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a tent; the tent chases an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) apple (c) tent (d) umbrella
- 34.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in a corner (c) copying a whole page (d) one key word per branch
- 35.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a dull white wall
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) book (b) sleep (c) table (d) flower
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) copying a whole page (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) machhli (c) chaand (d) mez
Answer key
- add more stops
- link it to the meaning
- the word in small print
- billi
- a sock that smells awful
- a strong picture
- one you know very well
- that item is lost
- images stick better
- step 4
- step 1
- step 4
- to keep the order
- candle
- later today and tomorrow
- False
- pillow
- a good mind map
- a bus made of ice
- step 3
- easier to keep
- step 1
- jug
- link it to the meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- topic in a corner
- new words in a language
- rope
- skin
- picture the first item
- topic in a corner
- a KNOCK on the nose
- umbrella
- one key word per branch
- yes, with new pictures
- a dull white wall
- step 3
- table
- small doodles
- chaand
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