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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a vase by the dining table, a rose by the sofa, a tent by the TV, a bucket by the shoe rack, a lamp by the door. Where did you place the vase? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) TV
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a plain grey box (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a normal-sized cup
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) sleep (b) moon (c) eye (d) foot
- 5.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they need no attention (c) images stick better (d) they are boring
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a tomato; the tomato pulls a kite; the kite rolls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) lamp (c) kite (d) inkpot
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling wet earth (c) hearing a drum boom (d) hands in icy water
- 9.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a MAZE on a table (c) water in a PAN (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a whistle (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) stroking soft fur (d) hearing a dog bark
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a giant pink elephant
- 14.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a mango that sings (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bus made of ice
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) watching fireworks (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling jasmine
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 22.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 23.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) one key word per branch (d) ideas with no links
- 24.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a list of words only
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) taste
- 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a blurry shape (d) a far-off still tree
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) tasting salty chips (d) seeing a glowing star
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a coconut; the coconut jumps over a guava; the guava sings to a duck; the duck bounces onto a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) guava (d) parrot
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a van by the park gate, a ball by the post box, a frog by the swing, a mirror by the banyan tree, a violin by the fruit cart. Where did you place the frog? (a) post box (b) swing (c) fruit cart (d) banyan tree
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) sugar (c) cat (d) key
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 34.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) details on small twigs (c) copying a whole page (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to an owl; the owl sits on a mango; the mango falls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a cat. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) spoon (c) owl (d) tiger
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) bandar (c) paay (d) aai
- 39.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a dull white wall (d) a kite as big as a house
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
Answer key
- dining table
- hear the new word
- a sock that smells awful
- eye
- images stick better
- kite
- a strong picture
- hands in icy water
- False
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- hear the new word
- stroking soft fur
- a pale, tiny dot
- a bird leaving a cage
- a pale, tiny dot
- a strong picture
- step 3
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- smelling jasmine
- that item is lost
- a poor mind map
- ideas with no links
- a laughing tiffin box
- leaves
- taste
- a kite as big as a house
- smelling a stinky sock
- coconut
- swing
- step 4
- moon
- sound
- True
- yes, with new pictures
- details on small twigs
- owl
- bandar
- a dull white wall
- a BATTLE in the clouds
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