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.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a far-off still tree
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 3.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) I NEED sleep (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a MAZE on a table
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a van by the shoe rack, an umbrella by the dining table, a flute by the TV, a mango by the kitchen, a goat by the sofa. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) sofa (b) kitchen (c) dining table (d) TV
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) make food using sunlight
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an urn by the park gate, a cat by the post box, a parrot by the banyan tree, a ball by the bus stop, a radio by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) parrot (b) radio (c) urn (d) cat
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a plain grey box
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a ladder; the ladder falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) igloo (c) fan (d) net
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lemon by the classroom door, a kite by the stairs, a goat by the notice board, a needle by the school gate, a fan by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) needle (b) kite (c) lemon (d) goat
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) paay (c) aai (d) chaabi
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an onion by the stairs, a duck by the notice board, a cat by the school gate, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a net by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) cat (b) net (c) duck (d) radio
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a blurry shape
- 25.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 26.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) long sentences (c) topic in the centre (d) copying a whole page
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 28.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) eye (b) mango (c) moon (d) key
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a sock; the sock pulls a doll; the doll jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) sock (c) ice cream (d) doll
- 31.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) useless
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) dola (c) aai (d) paani
- 33.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) hear voices (c) taste sour (d) feel a light touch
- 35.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pencil that dances
- 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a BAT made of rice
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in the centre (c) all in one colour (d) one key word per branch
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
Answer key
- a far-off still tree
- a strong picture
- one you know very well
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- find a sound-alike word
- find a sound-alike word
- a blurry shape
- dining table
- make food using sunlight
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- a weak picture
- urn
- True
- step 2
- step 2
- a plain grey box
- net
- lemon
- mez
- duck
- step 4
- a blurry shape
- add more stops
- topic in the centre
- sounds like the new word
- True
- key
- sock
- easier to keep
- sakhar
- False
- smell flowers
- the method of loci
- a pale, tiny dot
- a BAT made of rice
- all in one colour
- smell
- link it to the next item
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