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 school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an onion by the blackboard, a jug by the teacher’s desk, a bucket by the stairs, a rope by the library, a flute by the classroom door. Where did you place the onion? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
- 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a CHUBBY key
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) easier to keep (c) harder to keep (d) useless
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hands in icy water (c) hearing a drum boom (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 7.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in a corner (c) copying a whole page (d) a colour for each branch
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 10.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) the word in small print (c) a dull white wall (d) a pencil that dances
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight (d) smell
- 16.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) the word in small print (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a list of words only
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 19.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) have tiny pores (d) carries water upward
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) nose (c) moon (d) water
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 24.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) seeing a glowing star (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling wet earth
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 29.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 30.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) all in one colour (c) long sentences (d) copying a whole page
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an apple by the dining table, a lemon by the kitchen, a tomato by the TV, a pencil by the shoe rack, a glass by the sofa. Where did you place the glass? (a) TV (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) sofa
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an urn by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the school gate, a banana by the stairs, a jug by the notice board, a mirror by the classroom door. Where did you place the banana? (a) stairs (b) school gate (c) classroom door (d) notice board
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) machhli (c) haathi (d) ped
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear voices (b) smell smoke (c) feel rough or smooth (d) see shapes
Answer key
- blackboard
- a cat paying a BILL
- step 3
- put pictures at stops
- easier to keep
- smelling wet earth
- a colour for each branch
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- True
- hear the new word
- fix stops in order
- a pencil that dances
- step 4
- sight
- True
- a laughing tiffin box
- step 1
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- carries water upward
- foot
- taste
- False
- seeing a glowing star
- picture the first item
- a sock that smells awful
- leaves
- later today and tomorrow
- False
- lines that link ideas
- sofa
- find a sound-alike word
- stairs
- hear the new word
- step 2
- haathi
- step 1
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- smell smoke
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