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 is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) bhaat (c) paani (d) shala
- 2.🎨 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
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a mirror by the stairs, a coconut by the school gate, a frog by the classroom door, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the notice board. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) violin (b) coconut (c) frog (d) mirror
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a far-off still tree (d) a giant pink elephant
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a blurry shape
- 8.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) chaabi (c) neend (d) aam
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a PIE under your foot (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a MAZE on a table
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a far-off still tree (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a plain grey box
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a plain grey box (c) the word in small print (d) a kite as big as a house
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a flute by the dining table, a pillow by the sofa, an orange by the TV, a ladder by the shoe rack, a violin by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ladder (b) pillow (c) orange (d) violin
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a guava by the sofa, a glass by the TV, an inkpot by the kitchen, a doll by the shoe rack, a bucket by the dining table. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) inkpot (b) doll (c) glass (d) bucket
- 22.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 26.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a watch; the watch jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) lamp (b) watch (c) ladder (d) doll
- 28.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) water in a PAN (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bus made of ice (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) green, flat and thin (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a tomato; the tomato jumps over a wallet; the wallet falls into a banana; the banana sings to a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) whistle (c) banana (d) ant
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) flower (b) eye (c) mother (d) sleep
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a kite by the post box, an igloo by the banyan tree, a key by the fruit cart, a wallet by the park gate, an ant by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ant (b) key (c) igloo (d) kite
Answer key
- paani
- a bird leaving a cage
- a strong picture
- funny actions
- frog
- a giant pink elephant
- a sock that smells awful
- False
- yes, with new pictures
- sounds like the new word
- flowers
- neend
- step 3
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- step 1
- a laughing tiffin box
- choose a place you know
- a kite as big as a house
- violin
- choose a place you know
- doll
- the main topic
- a good mind map
- put pictures at stops
- the word’s meaning
- the method of loci
- doll
- True
- False
- True
- a school in a SHAWL
- hear the new word
- hear the new word
- a pale, tiny dot
- picture the first item
- green, flat and thin
- banana
- find a sound-alike word
- sleep
- igloo
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