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.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling jasmine (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hands in icy water (d) seeing a glowing star
- 2.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) phool (c) naak (d) ped
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a key by the dining table, a fan by the TV, an apple by the door, a tomato by the sofa, a jalebi by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) key (b) jalebi (c) tomato (d) fan
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch (d) taste
- 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) water in a PAN (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) I NEED sleep
- 8.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) keep it still
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a mango that sings (d) a pencil that dances
- 12.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) water in a PAN
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a dull white wall
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 17.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 18.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) turn into fruit (c) make food using sunlight (d) hold the plant firm
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see shapes (b) hear voices (c) smell flowers (d) smell food
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 24.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a coconut; the coconut sits on a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) umpire (c) lamp (d) coconut
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on an ant; the ant sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a bucket; the bucket falls into a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) shoe (c) ant (d) bucket
- 29.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 38.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) tongue
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a violin; the violin tickles a candle; the candle sings to a duck; the duck sits on a kite. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) duck (c) kite (d) violin
Answer key
- smelling jasmine
- honesty
- naak
- jalebi
- step 2
- smell
- water in a PAN
- a funny, moving one
- fix stops in order
- make it big and funny
- a normal-sized cup
- False
- a SACK full of sugar
- step 4
- a laughing tiffin box
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- False
- hold the plant firm
- see shapes
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- False
- False
- sounds like the new word
- umpire
- bucket
- to keep the order
- put pictures at stops
- the word’s meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- step 3
- link it to the meaning
- smell
- one you know very well
- ears
- violin
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