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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a list of words only (d) a pencil that dances
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a tent; the tent tickles a banana; the banana crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) urn (c) tent (d) watch
- 4.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) it saves ink (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 5.🎨 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
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) elephant (b) eye (c) cat (d) key
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) kitaab (c) haathi (d) dola
- 17.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 19.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a dog bark (c) stroking soft fur (d) watching fireworks
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) carries water upward
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 23.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 27.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) cloud (c) mother (d) key
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) feel rough or smooth (c) feel a light touch (d) hear a bell
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a cat by the TV, a whistle by the dining table, a spoon by the shoe rack, a candle by the door, an urn by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) whistle (b) urn (c) candle (d) spoon
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a far-off still tree (d) a dull white wall
- 33.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) lines that link ideas (c) ideas with no links (d) one key word per branch
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a blurry shape (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a far-off still tree
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) nose (d) skin
- 40.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
Answer key
- the pen stirring tea
- a pencil that dances
- coconut
- quick to see and recall
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 3
- a good mind map
- step 1
- each link leads on
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- a funny, moving one
- step 4
- choose a place you know
- eye
- kitaab
- make it big and funny
- replay the story
- True
- smelling wet earth
- have tiny pores
- step 4
- True
- a strong picture
- sounds like the new word
- the word’s meaning
- add more stops
- rice
- hear a bell
- step 1
- whistle
- a frog wearing a crown
- ideas with no links
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- a giant pink elephant
- a strong picture
- link it to the meaning
- put pictures at stops
- tongue
- later today and tomorrow
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