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: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a violin by the TV, a needle by the bed, a banana by the kitchen, a vase by the dining table, a frog by the sofa. Where did you place the banana? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) TV (d) kitchen
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a rose; the rose jumps over a wallet; the wallet pulls a whistle; the whistle tickles a kite. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) rose (b) wallet (c) whistle (d) goat
- 7.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting salty chips
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 16.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 19.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a bucket by the door, a mango by the sofa, a kettle by the TV, a kite by the shoe rack, a banana by the dining table. What did you place by the door? (a) kettle (b) mango (c) bucket (d) kite
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) water in a PAN (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) cat (b) foot (c) sugar (d) rice
- 24.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) book (b) nose (c) school (d) elephant
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a sock; the sock tickles a ball; the ball falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) jalebi (b) watch (c) anchor (d) sock
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) hearing a dog bark (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a whistle
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) nose (d) tongue
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 38.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) all in one colour (c) topic in a corner (d) copying a whole page
- 39.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 40.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) harder to keep (c) easier to keep (d) too slow
Answer key
- link it to the meaning
- new words in a language
- step 1
- kitchen
- I AM eating a mango
- wallet
- True
- False
- hear the new word
- hearing a drum boom
- the word’s meaning
- keep linking in order
- touch
- picture the first item
- a strong picture
- one you know very well
- sounds like the new word
- the word in small print
- a funny, moving one
- bucket
- stem
- water in a PAN
- sugar
- a good mind map
- step 4
- smell
- a strong picture
- step 4
- book
- sock
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- seeing a red kite fly
- step 4
- a school in a SHAWL
- eyes
- sight
- topic in the centre
- later today and tomorrow
- easier to keep
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