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, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 2.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) redraw it from memory (c) frame it (d) colour it again
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) take in water from soil (c) make food using sunlight (d) hold the plant firm
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) turn into fruit (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a doll; the doll pulls a tiger; the tiger tickles a fan; the fan falls into an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) apple (c) tiger (d) doll
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a van by the kitchen, a vase by the dining table, a tomato by the TV, an umpire by the sofa, a parrot by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) vase (b) tomato (c) parrot (d) van
- 13.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) fish (b) key (c) cloud (d) rice
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) hear music (c) taste sour (d) smell flowers
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) school (b) cloud (c) book (d) sleep
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a list of words only (c) the word in small print (d) a mango that sings
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 23.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it hides the ideas (c) it needs no review (d) it is longer
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a kite; the kite crashes into a ball; the ball chases a coconut; the coconut jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) coconut (c) ball (d) onion
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) grow under the ground (c) turn into fruit (d) carries food to parts
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hearing a dog bark (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hands in icy water
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an inkpot by the fruit cart, an umbrella by the swing, a whistle by the banyan tree, a duck by the slide, a tomato by the park gate. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) slide (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 31.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) all in one colour
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 37.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) details on small twigs (c) all in one colour (d) long sentences
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a sock; the sock crashes into a pencil; the pencil pulls a whistle; the whistle sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) sock (b) umpire (c) whistle (d) jalebi
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
Answer key
- sounds like the new word
- redraw it from memory
- hear the new word
- step 1
- make food using sunlight
- link it to the next item
- replay the story
- turn into fruit
- sight
- doll
- a strong picture
- van
- False
- rice
- feel a light touch
- cloud
- a strong picture
- a good mind map
- a mango that sings
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- funny actions
- it shows how ideas link
- ball
- stem
- grow under the ground
- hearing a dog bark
- fruit cart
- put pictures at stops
- step 4
- fix stops in order
- a good mind map
- step 3
- hear the new word
- all in one colour
- step 2
- new words in a language
- details on small twigs
- whistle
- step 2
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