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.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 3.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) carries water upward (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a rope; the rope tickles a van; the van bounces onto a monkey; the monkey pulls a parrot. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) tent (b) parrot (c) rope (d) van
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 16.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) honesty (d) elephant
- 17.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) topic in the centre (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in a corner
- 18.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in the centre
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) table (b) cloud (c) cat (d) elephant
- 20.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 21.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) chaabi (c) billi (d) shala
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 27.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) ladder (b) tiger (c) needle (d) inkpot
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) billi (c) kitaab (d) sakhar
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a rose by the TV, an ant by the gate, a pillow by the door, an orange by the sofa, a spoon by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) pillow (b) rose (c) spoon (d) orange
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear voices (b) feel hot and cold (c) see shapes (d) read words
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pencil that dances (d) the word in small print
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a drum boom (d) tasting bitter karela
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
Answer key
- True
- a KNOCK on the nose
- add more stops
- step 3
- step 2
- yes, with new pictures
- keep linking in order
- link it to the meaning
- smell
- carries water upward
- a good mind map
- fix stops in order
- parrot
- choose a place you know
- that item is lost
- honesty
- topic in a corner
- topic in the centre
- elephant
- later today and tomorrow
- images stick better
- step 4
- billi
- step 2
- picture the first item
- funny actions
- a good mind map
- the pen stirring tea
- a weak picture
- tiger
- sakhar
- rose
- sounds like the new word
- feel hot and cold
- picture the first item
- a pencil that dances
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- watching fireworks
- touch
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