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.🗣️ 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
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) green, flat and thin (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) water (c) cat (d) monkey
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries food to parts (c) take in water from soil (d) make seeds
- 9.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an anchor by the TV, a pillow by the sofa, a flute by the shoe rack, an igloo by the door, a watch by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pillow (b) watch (c) igloo (d) flute
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a nest by the TV, an urn by the kitchen, an anchor by the dining table, a cat by the shoe rack, an owl by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) nest (d) cat
- 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an urn by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the notice board, a doll by the classroom door, an apple by the school gate, a pillow by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) pillow (b) doll (c) urn (d) wallet
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 20.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) all in one colour (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in a corner
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a dull white wall (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a CHUBBY key
- 24.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a flute; the flute rolls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a fan. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) whistle (b) umbrella (c) flute (d) onion
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 28.🗣️ 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
- 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a plain grey box (c) a blurry shape (d) a bus made of ice
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 32.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) ears (d) nose
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a far-off still tree
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) mango (b) water (c) monkey (d) flower
- 39.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
Answer key
- find a sound-alike word
- carries water upward
- the word’s meaning
- fish
- later today and tomorrow
- step 4
- step 1
- carries food to parts
- True
- touch
- step 1
- step 4
- watch
- cat
- funny actions
- wallet
- touch
- a funny, moving one
- roots
- lines that link ideas
- a dull white wall
- a strong picture
- a PIE under your foot
- add more stops
- umbrella
- picture the first item
- step 4
- sounds like the new word
- I AM eating a mango
- a bus made of ice
- link it to the meaning
- to keep the order
- a good mind map
- replay the story
- skin
- a far-off still tree
- a weak picture
- monkey
- new words in a language
- step 1
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