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 CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) phool (c) chaabi (d) haathi
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting raw mango (c) tasting bitter karela (d) tasting salty chips
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an anchor by the library, a mirror by the classroom door, an inkpot by the playground, a doll by the blackboard, a van by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) van (b) anchor (c) mirror (d) inkpot
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) I NEED sleep (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear music (b) smell flowers (c) taste sour (d) taste sweet
- 7.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) ears (d) tongue
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jalebi by the library, a sock by the stairs, an umbrella by the blackboard, a nest by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) sock (b) jalebi (c) kite (d) nest
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) bhaat (c) billi (d) shala
- 15.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 17.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) hold the plant firm (c) make food using sunlight (d) take in water from soil
- 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 24.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 25.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) it looks empty (c) quick to see and recall (d) no reason
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a glass; the glass falls into an owl; the owl jumps over an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) owl (c) rope (d) monkey
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a blurry shape
- 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a bucket by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the notice board, a frog by the stairs, an ant by the classroom door, a whistle by the school gate. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) school gate
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a ball; the ball tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a vase. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) jalebi (c) umbrella (d) ball
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) monkey (b) nose (c) key (d) rice
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
Answer key
- chaabi
- seeing a glowing star
- mirror
- link it to the next item
- an elephant with HOT tea
- smell flowers
- True
- tongue
- a strong picture
- flowers
- sight
- choose a place you know
- nest
- billi
- True
- a giant pink elephant
- yes, with new pictures
- make food using sunlight
- replay the story
- a poor mind map
- step 2
- a strong picture
- step 3
- easier to keep
- quick to see and recall
- carries water upward
- fix stops in order
- a good mind map
- owl
- a blurry shape
- I NEED sleep
- notice board
- find a sound-alike word
- put pictures at stops
- a strong picture
- umbrella
- picture the first item
- step 2
- rice
- step 2
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