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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) rice (b) tree (c) sleep (d) moon
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a dull white wall (d) a mango that sings
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 4.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) ears (d) skin
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a dull white wall (d) a bright red flying cow
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to a key; the key chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) monkey (c) jeep (d) tiger
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a needle; the needle crashes into an urn; the urn rolls into a fan; the fan sings to a rose. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) urn (b) needle (c) rose (d) pillow
- 11.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a mango that sings (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) the word in small print
- 13.🗣️ 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
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting salty chips (b) hearing a dog bark (c) seeing a glowing star (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 17.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) read words (b) feel a light touch (c) taste sour (d) hear music
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) hear music (b) taste sweet (c) see shapes (d) smell flowers
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) tasting raw mango (d) seeing a glowing star
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into an orange; the orange pulls a jug; the jug chases an anchor; the anchor sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) orange (b) glass (c) jug (d) anchor
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an apple by the classroom door, a jalebi by the stairs, a key by the school gate, a duck by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the notice board. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) school gate (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) sound
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a pencil that dances
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) all in one colour (c) topic in a corner (d) one key word per branch
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) nose
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) hear a bell (c) hear music (d) smell flowers
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
Answer key
- tree
- a mango that sings
- a strong picture
- False
- roots
- put pictures at stops
- ears
- a dull white wall
- jeep
- urn
- True
- the word in small print
- find a sound-alike word
- tasting salty chips
- link it to the meaning
- the method of loci
- False
- read words
- step 2
- hear music
- tasting raw mango
- choose a place you know
- smell
- anchor
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- stairs
- step 1
- sound
- a plain grey box
- fix stops in order
- one key word per branch
- the word’s meaning
- a good mind map
- keep linking in order
- hear the new word
- a KNOCK on the nose
- eyes
- smell flowers
- step 3
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