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 memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting salty chips (c) hands in icy water (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a mango that sings (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) bandar (c) chaabi (d) phool
- 7.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in a corner (d) lines that link ideas
- 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) aai (c) dola (d) bhaat
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto an ant; the ant chases a whistle; the whistle pulls a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) lemon (c) goat (d) lamp
- 12.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) naak (c) haathi (d) ped
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 15.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it small and plain (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 16.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) eye (c) foot (d) tree
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) details on small twigs (c) lines that link ideas (d) copying a whole page
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) water in a PAN (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a net by the gate, a guava by the sofa, a kettle by the TV, a jeep by the shoe rack, a van by the door. Where did you place the van? (a) gate (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) door
- 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) I AM eating a mango (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) easier to keep (c) useless (d) too slow
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an ant by the classroom door, an onion by the notice board, a pencil by the stairs, a mango by the school gate, a van by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) onion (d) van
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling jasmine (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a glowing star
- 37.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 39.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a needle; the needle bounces onto a van; the van sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) van (b) radio (c) monkey (d) needle
Answer key
- hearing a drum boom
- a plain grey box
- the pen stirring tea
- step 2
- replay the story
- chaabi
- topic in a corner
- later today and tomorrow
- bhaat
- turn into fruit
- lemon
- False
- ped
- the word’s meaning
- make it big and funny
- a bird leaving a cage
- keep linking in order
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- step 3
- step 4
- attract bees
- smelling a stinky sock
- step 2
- elephant
- copying a whole page
- picture the first item
- a weak picture
- keep linking in order
- a book in a KIT bag
- door
- I AM eating a mango
- a strong picture
- easier to keep
- a poor mind map
- mango
- feeling a prickly cactus
- False
- a poor mind map
- True
- needle
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