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 the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 2.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a van by the fruit cart, a rope by the bus stop, a goat by the post box, a radio by the banyan tree, a sock by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) radio (b) goat (c) van (d) rope
- 4.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) long sentences (c) all in one colour (d) one key word per branch
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) bhaat (c) sakhar (d) ped
- 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a lamp by the TV, a ladder by the shoe rack, a needle by the kitchen, a pillow by the dining table, a jeep by the sofa. Where did you place the pillow? (a) kitchen (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) dining table
- 12.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) attract bees (c) take in water from soil (d) carries water upward
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste salty (b) read words (c) smell flowers (d) hear music
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) watching fireworks (b) seeing a glowing star (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling wet earth
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a cat by the gate, a violin by the sofa, a banana by the TV, a frog by the door, an onion by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) violin (b) onion (c) banana (d) cat
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 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.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) tasting bitter karela (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) cat (b) moon (c) rice (d) sugar
- 28.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 30.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling wet earth (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) smelling jasmine (d) tasting salty chips
- 36.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a key by the kitchen, an orange by the dining table, a pencil by the TV, a fan by the sofa, a ladder by the bed. Where did you place the ladder? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) bed (d) sofa
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 40.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
Answer key
- find a sound-alike word
- to keep the order
- radio
- a school in a SHAWL
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- one key word per branch
- sound
- bhaat
- each link leads on
- dining table
- add more stops
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- carries water upward
- smell flowers
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- stroking soft fur
- step 4
- sounds like the new word
- banana
- eyes
- link it to the meaning
- watching fireworks
- hear the new word
- rice
- replay the story
- the word’s meaning
- False
- hear the new word
- flowers
- smell
- step 2
- seeing a red kite fly
- later today and tomorrow
- bed
- put pictures at stops
- a poor mind map
- a giant rainbow umbrella
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