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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a doll by the classroom door, a goat by the library, an inkpot by the stairs, a candle by the blackboard, a mango by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the library? (a) doll (b) inkpot (c) candle (d) goat
- 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 11.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a plain grey box (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a normal-sized cup
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 14.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a key by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the blackboard, an inkpot by the classroom door, an urn by the library, a pillow by the playground. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) key (b) pillow (c) inkpot (d) radio
- 16.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) neend (c) baadal (d) paani
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a mango by the classroom door, a glass by the stairs, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the blackboard, a lemon by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) lemon (b) glass (c) pillow (d) mango
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a whistle (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a drum boom
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) moon (b) cat (c) fish (d) tree
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a flute; the flute pulls an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) ice cream (c) guava (d) flute
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an inkpot by the slide, a tiger by the swing, a rose by the banyan tree, an umpire by the park gate, a flute by the fruit cart. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) slide (d) banyan tree
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) aai (c) baadal (d) neend
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a tent. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) owl (b) tiger (c) tent (d) frog
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
- 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting salty chips (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting raw mango (d) hands in icy water
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a spoon by the slide, an owl by the bench, a cat by the swing, a goat by the fruit cart, an orange by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) orange (b) cat (c) goat (d) spoon
Answer key
- a poor mind map
- a dull white wall
- goat
- new words in a language
- step 4
- False
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- a strong picture
- step 1
- a laughing tiffin box
- choose a place you know
- choose a place you know
- later today and tomorrow
- inkpot
- True
- stem
- carries water upward
- stem
- bandar
- grow under the ground
- a frog wearing a crown
- sounds like the new word
- glass
- tasting bitter karela
- fish
- guava
- slide
- step 1
- neend
- tent
- a mango that sings
- a poor mind map
- a monkey in a BAND
- hands in icy water
- roots
- sight
- replay the story
- fix stops in order
- orange
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