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 is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a far-off still tree (d) a dull white wall
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 5.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) hold the plant firm (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) smell flowers (c) smell smoke (d) feel a light touch
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) aam (c) baadal (d) sakhar
- 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a fan by the shoe rack, a rose by the door, a whistle by the TV, a wallet by the dining table, a banana by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) wallet (b) fan (c) whistle (d) banana
- 17.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a rose; the rose bounces onto an ant; the ant rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) pillow (b) rose (c) drum (d) jalebi
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a fan by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the notice board, an inkpot by the stairs, a van by the blackboard, a kettle by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) inkpot (b) needle (c) fan (d) kettle
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a lemon; the lemon chases a vase; the vase crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) anchor (c) vase (d) onion
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) copying a whole page (c) all in one colour (d) topic in a corner
- 23.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) feel a light touch (c) smell smoke (d) taste sour
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a far-off still tree (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 29.🗣️ 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
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jug by the door, an owl by the gate, a fan by the shoe rack, an anchor by the TV, an orange by the sofa. Where did you place the anchor? (a) door (b) gate (c) TV (d) shoe rack
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) tree (b) foot (c) fish (d) sleep
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) nose (d) eyes
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 34.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) have tiny pores (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a tomato by the park gate, an apple by the bench, a guava by the fruit cart, a goat by the slide, a glass by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) guava (b) glass (c) apple (d) tomato
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an igloo by the blackboard, an anchor by the classroom door, a fan by the library, a rose by the stairs, a van by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) van (b) igloo (c) rose (d) fan
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a pencil that dances (c) a mango that sings (d) the word in small print
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- a frog wearing a crown
- step 1
- the word’s meaning
- sight
- a KNOCK on the nose
- holds up the leaves
- True
- feel a light touch
- step 4
- baadal
- each link leads on
- a strong picture
- a DOLL with big eyes
- link it to the next item
- sound
- banana
- one you know very well
- rose
- kettle
- step 4
- vase
- topic in the centre
- False
- keep linking in order
- taste sour
- step 2
- a kite as big as a house
- hear the new word
- link it to the meaning
- TV
- fish
- skin
- fix stops in order
- a bird leaving a cage
- take in water from soil
- apple
- fan
- the word in small print
- a good mind map
- hear the new word
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