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.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a plain box
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 3.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) haathi (c) shala (d) baadal
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) nose
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 10.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries food to parts (c) carries water upward (d) attract bees
- 15.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kettle by the stairs, a ball by the blackboard, a lemon by the library, an orange by the classroom door, a violin by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the orange? (a) stairs (b) library (c) teacher’s desk (d) classroom door
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) chaand (c) bhaat (d) machhli
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) haathi (c) ped (d) aai
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) hear a bell (c) feel rough or smooth (d) smell flowers
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an urn by the sofa, a ladder by the shoe rack, a whistle by the door, a watch by the TV, a monkey by the dining table. What did you place by the door? (a) watch (b) ladder (c) whistle (d) monkey
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a ball by the park gate, a candle by the swing, a mirror by the banyan tree, an apple by the fruit cart, a rose by the slide. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) mirror (b) rose (c) ball (d) apple
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) fish (b) moon (c) flower (d) monkey
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a whistle; the whistle jumps over a ball; the ball tickles a key; the key bounces onto a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) key (c) rope (d) watch
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a duck; the duck falls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) coconut (c) kite (d) duck
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a list of words only (c) the word in small print (d) a far-off still tree
- 32.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) nothing at all (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a far-off still tree (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a pencil that dances
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into an igloo; the igloo rolls into a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) duck (b) ice cream (c) igloo (d) tiger
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a pillow; the pillow falls into a wallet; the wallet sits on an igloo; the igloo rolls into a kite. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) nest (b) pillow (c) wallet (d) kite
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) goat (b) sock (c) wallet (d) cat
- 37.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries water upward (c) turn into fruit (d) make food using sunlight
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a candle; the candle falls into a ball; the ball crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a van. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) ball (b) van (c) guava (d) parrot
- 40.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- roots
- True
- haathi
- link it to the meaning
- a flower in a POOL
- keep linking in order
- tongue
- sound
- a funny, moving one
- a strong picture
- step 1
- sounds like the new word
- attract bees
- yes, with new pictures
- a strong picture
- put pictures at stops
- classroom door
- machhli
- ped
- hear a bell
- put pictures at stops
- whistle
- apple
- sound
- picture the first item
- flower
- step 3
- watch
- kite
- a giant pink elephant
- a bird leaving a cage
- a far-off still tree
- igloo
- nest
- sock
- False
- grow under the ground
- ball
- True
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