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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) table (b) rice (c) nose (d) flower
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 4.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) have tiny pores (c) turn into fruit (d) attract bees
- 6.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) tongue (d) skin
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a lamp; the lamp falls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over an urn; the urn rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) urn (b) ice cream (c) coconut (d) spoon
- 9.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) water (b) elephant (c) eye (d) cat
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a whistle by the TV, a bucket by the kitchen, a rose by the dining table, a lamp by the sofa, a spoon by the shoe rack. Where did you place the spoon? (a) dining table (b) shoe rack (c) kitchen (d) TV
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a pencil; the pencil rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into an igloo; the igloo sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) kite (c) pencil (d) igloo
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) attract bees (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) ped (c) bandar (d) paani
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 24.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it needs no review (c) it is longer (d) it hides the ideas
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) skin (d) eyes
- 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) mango (c) nose (d) foot
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) jeep (c) jalebi (d) banana
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a watch; the watch sits on an urn; the urn pulls a goat; the goat rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) coconut (b) goat (c) watch (d) mango
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a dog bark (c) smelling wet earth (d) smelling jasmine
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a list of words only (d) a dull white wall
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 36.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in the centre (c) small doodles (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 37.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) useless
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell food (b) hear a bell (c) taste salty (d) feel a light touch
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) ideas with no links (c) one key word per branch (d) copying a whole page
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- nose
- choose a place you know
- seeing a red kite fly
- the main topic
- holds up the leaves
- a good mind map
- tongue
- urn
- later today and tomorrow
- cat
- shoe rack
- picture the first item
- igloo
- make food using sunlight
- each link leads on
- funny actions
- carries water upward
- a strong picture
- stem
- paani
- False
- a far-off still tree
- step 1
- it shows how ideas link
- skin
- the pen stirring tea
- fish
- banana
- watch
- sounds like the new word
- hearing a dog bark
- link it to the meaning
- a sock that smells awful
- a strong picture
- honesty
- tiny, cramped writing
- easier to keep
- hear a bell
- one key word per branch
- find a sound-alike word
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