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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a glass by the sofa, a monkey by the shoe rack, a kite by the door, a watch by the gate, an igloo by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) igloo (b) glass (c) monkey (d) watch
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) baadal (c) bhaat (d) paani
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a wallet; the wallet falls into a ladder; the ladder tickles an umpire; the umpire jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) ladder (d) umpire
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) easier to keep (d) harder to keep
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) grow under the ground (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 13.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 14.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) topic in a corner (c) a colour for each branch (d) all in one colour
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a dull white wall
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pencil that dances (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an owl by the park gate, a candle by the fruit cart, a guava by the bus stop, a nest by the post box, a rose by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) owl (b) rose (c) candle (d) nest
- 21.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a drum boom (c) tasting bitter karela (d) smelling jasmine
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) phool (c) aam (d) kitaab
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 28.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) topic in a corner (d) a colour for each branch
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a pencil that dances (d) a sock that smells awful
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a tiger; the tiger crashes into a van; the van rolls into a tent; the tent pulls a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) mirror (c) tent (d) van
- 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a flower in a POOL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) pillow (b) watch (c) coconut (d) bucket
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a parrot; the parrot tickles a watch; the watch chases a tent; the tent bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) ladder (b) watch (c) tent (d) parrot
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) phool (c) dola (d) naak
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a watch; the watch tickles a radio; the radio sits on an onion; the onion crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) flute (b) radio (c) igloo (d) watch
Answer key
- igloo
- paani
- step 2
- step 1
- step 3
- True
- link it to the meaning
- ladder
- choose a place you know
- easier to keep
- step 3
- grow under the ground
- add more stops
- False
- a colour for each branch
- a mango that sings
- sounds like the new word
- a pencil that dances
- the pen stirring tea
- rose
- True
- taste
- seeing a red kite fly
- find a sound-alike word
- aam
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- yes, with new pictures
- a colour for each branch
- a normal-sized cup
- mirror
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- picture the first item
- coconut
- sound
- tent
- link it to the meaning
- keep linking in order
- dola
- watch
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