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 Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) nose (d) eyes
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) moon (b) school (c) mother (d) sugar
- 5.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a duck; the duck sits on a watch; the watch tickles a bucket; the bucket rolls into a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) sock (c) duck (d) orange
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 8.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a kettle by the door, a kite by the sofa, a glass by the TV, an inkpot by the gate, a pencil by the shoe rack. What did you place by the gate? (a) inkpot (b) pencil (c) kite (d) kettle
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a jalebi by the park gate, a coconut by the slide, a wallet by the bench, a vase by the swing, a tomato by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) wallet (b) tomato (c) jalebi (d) coconut
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a kite as big as a house
- 13.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) skin (d) tongue
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a flute; the flute rolls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a radio; the radio falls into a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) vase (c) radio (d) fan
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch (d) sound
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear music (b) taste sour (c) see shapes (d) smell smoke
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) images stick better
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a kite; the kite crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a jeep; the jeep pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) kite (d) mirror
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 29.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) holds up the leaves (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) billi (c) paani (d) phool
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a candle by the blackboard, an owl by the classroom door, an apple by the playground, a needle by the library, a frog by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the needle? (a) teacher’s desk (b) playground (c) classroom door (d) library
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting raw mango (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a drum boom
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a dog bark
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 39.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
Answer key
- a cat paying a BILL
- eyes
- a pencil that dances
- mother
- choose a place you know
- orange
- a weak picture
- False
- inkpot
- jalebi
- link it to the meaning
- a kite as big as a house
- later today and tomorrow
- eyes
- step 4
- smell
- funny actions
- a good mind map
- step 4
- flute
- keep linking in order
- taste
- smell smoke
- a strong picture
- images stick better
- the word’s meaning
- mirror
- link it to the next item
- each link leads on
- grow under the ground
- phool
- library
- hear the new word
- hearing a drum boom
- a strong picture
- True
- hearing a dog bark
- sounds like the new word
- True
- a poor mind map
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