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, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a monkey by the banyan tree, an igloo by the swing, a jeep by the post box, a mirror by the fruit cart, a frog by the park gate. What did you place by the post box? (a) jeep (b) frog (c) igloo (d) monkey
- 3.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) topic in a corner (d) lines that link ideas
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) taste
- 6.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a guava; the guava crashes into a frog; the frog bounces onto a nest; the nest sits on a violin. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) guava (c) violin (d) frog
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 15.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a dull white wall
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 17.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a tent; the tent sings to a sock; the sock falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) sock (c) urn (d) glass
- 19.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 25.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 28.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) billi (c) bhaat (d) aai
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a mango that sings (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a sock that smells awful
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a banana by the banyan tree, a kite by the post box, a tomato by the park gate, a candle by the fruit cart, a duck by the swing. Where did you place the banana? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) post box (d) banyan tree
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 34.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) turn into fruit
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ball by the post box, a lemon by the fruit cart, a sock by the park gate, a ladder by the swing, a bucket by the banyan tree. Where did you place the bucket? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) post box (d) banyan tree
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a plain grey box (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- sounds like the new word
- jeep
- lines that link ideas
- step 2
- sound
- True
- choose a place you know
- the pen stirring tea
- violin
- sight
- stem
- picture the first item
- step 3
- stem
- a dull white wall
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- sock
- one you know very well
- a good mind map
- a strong picture
- a funny, moving one
- link it to the meaning
- step 3
- True
- a cat paying a BILL
- step 3
- the main topic
- aai
- a far-off still tree
- step 2
- banyan tree
- put pictures at stops
- to keep the order
- turn into fruit
- step 4
- the word’s meaning
- banyan tree
- a frog wearing a crown
- fix stops in order
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