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 link story: a giant frog crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a net; the net falls into an urn; the urn sits on a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) frog (c) bucket (d) urn
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) turn into fruit (c) hold the plant firm (d) holds up the leaves
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 7.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste sour (b) feel hot and cold (c) read words (d) see shapes
- 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 13.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) details on small twigs (c) long sentences (d) one key word per branch
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) paay (c) sakhar (d) chaand
- 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) paani (c) kitaab (d) phool
- 19.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) long sentences (c) all in one colour (d) lines that link ideas
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 23.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bright red flying cow
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an apple by the TV, a watch by the door, a nest by the dining table, a van by the sofa, an umpire by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umpire (b) nest (c) van (d) apple
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) smell
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) flower (b) book (c) moon (d) table
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) ideas with no links (c) all in one colour (d) small doodles
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a lemon; the lemon jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) anchor (b) radio (c) onion (d) lemon
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a BAT made of rice
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in the centre (c) long sentences (d) topic in a corner
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
Answer key
- bucket
- sounds like the new word
- holds up the leaves
- hear the new word
- a weak picture
- that item is lost
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- feel hot and cold
- the pen stirring tea
- a strong picture
- funny actions
- keep linking in order
- long sentences
- link it to the meaning
- sakhar
- later today and tomorrow
- step 3
- billi
- True
- lines that link ideas
- step 2
- a strong picture
- a bright red flying cow
- van
- taste
- leaves
- book
- True
- small doodles
- put pictures at stops
- True
- onion
- choose a place you know
- picture the first item
- a BAT made of rice
- step 2
- leaves
- step 2
- topic in the centre
- step 1
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