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 keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) sleep (b) rice (c) nose (d) table
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a goat; the goat falls into a radio; the radio jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) radio (c) urn (d) fan
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a spoon; the spoon chases an onion; the onion jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) fan (b) mango (c) spoon (d) ball
- 4.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a normal-sized cup (c) the word in small print (d) a bright red flying cow
- 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an ant by the classroom door, a glass by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the stairs, an umpire by the blackboard, a rose by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) umpire (b) glass (c) ant (d) rose
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the blackboard, a violin by the stairs, a duck by the classroom door, a cat by the library. Where did you place the cat? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) library (d) stairs
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) bhaat (c) machhli (d) dola
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 19.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) flower (c) mother (d) elephant
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) sound
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 27.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a far-off still tree (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 31.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) flower (b) water (c) moon (d) key
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sound (d) touch
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a glass; the glass pulls a mirror; the mirror tickles a vase; the vase rolls into an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) mirror (c) vase (d) ball
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to an orange; the orange chases a duck; the duck sits on a monkey; the monkey rolls into an ant. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) orange (b) ant (c) monkey (d) duck
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a wallet by the banyan tree, a duck by the post box, a fan by the fruit cart, a lamp by the park gate, a nest by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) duck (b) nest (c) fan (d) lamp
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a spoon; the spoon tickles a doll; the doll falls into a key; the key jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) spoon (c) jalebi (d) ball
Answer key
- nose
- bucket
- spoon
- False
- a bright red flying cow
- replay the story
- a good mind map
- a strong picture
- fix stops in order
- glass
- library
- put pictures at stops
- step 4
- a poor mind map
- step 3
- smell
- dola
- step 1
- the method of loci
- the word’s meaning
- True
- table
- sounds like the new word
- touch
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- yes, with new pictures
- choose a place you know
- step 3
- a mango that sings
- make it big and funny
- water
- touch
- vase
- link it to the next item
- find a sound-alike word
- monkey
- lamp
- find a sound-alike word
- jalebi
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