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: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on a banana; the banana pulls a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) doll (c) inkpot (d) ladder
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) kitaab (c) paay (d) billi
- 4.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) they are boring
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 7.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a plain grey box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a bright red flying cow
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) the word in small print (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pencil that dances
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) foot (b) sleep (c) tree (d) water
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) the word in small print (c) a blurry shape (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a net; the net falls into an umpire; the umpire chases a kettle; the kettle jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) whistle (b) umpire (c) cat (d) net
- 16.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) a colour for each branch (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in the centre
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) smell flowers (c) feel a light touch (d) taste sour
- 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 22.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) after a year
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries food to parts (d) attract bees
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) green, flat and thin (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a plain grey box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) taste salty (c) read words (d) hear music
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) water (b) mother (c) flower (d) tree
- 29.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 30.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 31.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) your name
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a normal-sized cup
- 36.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a mango; the mango tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a van. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) frog (b) mango (c) van (d) guava
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls an onion; the onion falls into a mango; the mango rolls into a needle; the needle sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) umbrella (c) shoe (d) mango
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
Answer key
- hear the new word
- doll
- kitaab
- images stick better
- a strong picture
- link it to the next item
- new words in a language
- a plain grey box
- a pencil that dances
- step 2
- sleep
- a laughing tiffin box
- fix stops in order
- a DOLL with big eyes
- net
- topic in a corner
- feel a light touch
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- step 1
- step 2
- later today and tomorrow
- carries food to parts
- grow under the ground
- a plain grey box
- funny actions
- read words
- flower
- the pen stirring tea
- add more stops
- True
- the main topic
- hear the new word
- step 1
- a bright red flying cow
- False
- van
- shoe
- a poor mind map
- flowers
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