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: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 2.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 5.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 7.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 9.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) small doodles (c) details on small twigs (d) ideas with no links
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases a shoe; the shoe crashes into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a drum. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) shoe (b) drum (c) urn (d) goat
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a sock; the sock falls into a jug; the jug jumps over a tiger; the tiger sits on a key. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) tiger (b) orange (c) jug (d) sock
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) details on small twigs (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) all in one colour
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) nothing at all (c) the letters only (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 25.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) the word in small print (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bright red flying cow
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pencil that dances (d) a list of words only
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) the word in small print (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a normal-sized cup
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a guava by the park gate, a goat by the slide, a net by the swing, a van by the fruit cart, a nest by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) guava (b) van (c) nest (d) goat
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) attract bees (c) holds up the leaves (d) turn into fruit
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an apple by the sofa, a tomato by the door, a needle by the TV, a ladder by the gate, a bucket by the shoe rack. Where did you place the needle? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) gate
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling wet earth (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hands in icy water (d) tasting salty chips
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a van; the van rolls into a tent; the tent jumps over a whistle; the whistle crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right before the van? (a) tent (b) watch (c) whistle (d) van
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- find a sound-alike word
- a DOLL with big eyes
- link it to the meaning
- step 2
- one you know very well
- new words in a language
- add more stops
- leaves
- a pale, tiny dot
- link it to the next item
- put pictures at stops
- step 1
- ideas with no links
- drum
- jug
- details on small twigs
- green, flat and thin
- a cat paying a BILL
- funny actions
- flowers
- one key word per branch
- roots
- choose a place you know
- a bird leaving a cage
- to keep the order
- a bright red flying cow
- sounds like the new word
- the word’s meaning
- a plain grey box
- a list of words only
- a laughing tiffin box
- find a sound-alike word
- a strong picture
- goat
- hold the plant firm
- put pictures at stops
- TV
- hands in icy water
- watch
- picture the first item
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