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.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 7.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they are boring (c) words are useless (d) they need no attention
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles an orange; the orange sings to a banana; the banana jumps over an ant; the ant chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) tomato (b) banana (c) ant (d) pencil
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) mother (c) sleep (d) book
- 11.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) the word in small print
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 13.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) turn into fruit (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
- 15.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 21.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) topic in a corner (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in the centre
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a bucket by the blackboard, a fan by the library, a violin by the playground, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) watch (b) lemon (c) violin (d) fan
- 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a flower in a POOL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 29.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a lemon; the lemon falls into an apple; the apple bounces onto an ant; the ant sits on a ladder. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) flute (b) ladder (c) apple (d) ant
- 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) water in a PAN
- 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) stroking soft fur
- 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a whistle
- 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 39.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
- 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a school in a SHAWL
Answer key
- add more stops
- link it to the meaning
- step 3
- that item is lost
- a poor mind map
- sounds like the new word
- images stick better
- tomato
- step 2
- cat
- a bright red flying cow
- step 1
- later today and tomorrow
- have tiny pores
- a poor mind map
- link it to the meaning
- choose a place you know
- one you know very well
- hear the new word
- step 2
- topic in the centre
- lemon
- a SACK full of sugar
- the pen stirring tea
- an elephant with HOT tea
- step 4
- step 2
- roots
- True
- ladder
- water in a PAN
- funny actions
- seeing a red kite fly
- each link leads on
- choose a place you know
- carries water upward
- smelling wet earth
- replay the story
- a funny, moving one
- a school in a SHAWL
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