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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make seeds (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mango by the door, a ladder by the TV, a drum by the shoe rack, an apple by the gate, a vase by the sofa. What did you place by the gate? (a) drum (b) mango (c) apple (d) ladder
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bus made of ice
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 5.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a candle; the candle tickles a sock; the sock crashes into a doll; the doll pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) ladder (b) candle (c) doll (d) sock
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) bhaat (c) naak (d) bandar
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 12.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 14.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) sugar (b) key (c) nose (d) monkey
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an apple by the sofa, a ball by the shoe rack, a lemon by the TV, a needle by the dining table, a coconut by the kitchen. Where did you place the ball? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) kitchen (d) shoe rack
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto an ant; the ant chases a guava; the guava tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) guava (c) ant (d) umbrella
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 22.🗣️ 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
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 25.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) the word in small print
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) ideas with no links (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 32.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a blank page (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) take in water from soil (c) make food using sunlight (d) green, flat and thin
- 34.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) redraw it from memory (c) frame it (d) throw it away
- 35.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) sakhar (c) dola (d) bhaat
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) key (b) flower (c) monkey (d) water
- 39.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) no reason
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a drum by the TV, an urn by the sofa, an apple by the shoe rack, a tomato by the door, a pencil by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) urn (b) tomato (c) pencil (d) apple
Answer key
- carries water upward
- apple
- a far-off still tree
- step 1
- images stick better
- step 3
- candle
- one you know very well
- machhli
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- make it big and funny
- roots
- a funny, moving one
- nose
- shoe rack
- ant
- keep linking in order
- flowers
- touch
- picture the first item
- link it to the meaning
- a weak picture
- picture the first item
- add more stops
- a strong picture
- a giant pink elephant
- a strong picture
- details on small twigs
- hear the new word
- a kite as big as a house
- a bird leaving a cage
- take in water from soil
- redraw it from memory
- the main topic
- replay the story
- bhaat
- water
- quick to see and recall
- apple
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