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) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) aai (c) baadal (d) phool
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a nest by the classroom door, a jeep by the blackboard, a frog by the stairs, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the library. What did you place by the stairs? (a) tomato (b) igloo (c) frog (d) jeep
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a parrot; the parrot tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) fan (b) parrot (c) needle (d) umbrella
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 8.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) turn into fruit (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 10.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a whistle (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a doll; the doll rolls into an owl; the owl bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) owl (b) inkpot (c) umpire (d) doll
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) read words (b) hear voices (c) hear a bell (d) hear music
- 19.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) fish (b) flower (c) cat (d) moon
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a doll by the TV, a glass by the sofa, a cat by the kitchen, an ant by the dining table, an umbrella by the shoe rack. What did you place by the dining table? (a) umbrella (b) glass (c) doll (d) ant
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in a corner (c) small doodles (d) details on small twigs
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a glowing star (d) smelling jasmine
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 31.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 33.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pencil that dances (c) a dull white wall (d) the word in small print
- 36.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 40.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) one key word per branch (c) all in one colour (d) topic in the centre
Answer key
- sounds like the new word
- phool
- frog
- hear the new word
- that item is lost
- umbrella
- stem
- a good mind map
- turn into fruit
- True
- step 3
- tasting raw mango
- step 2
- a weak picture
- ears
- owl
- step 1
- read words
- True
- moon
- a strong picture
- False
- choose a place you know
- ant
- topic in a corner
- smelling jasmine
- link it to the next item
- True
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- False
- a giant pink elephant
- a pencil that dances
- a funny, moving one
- step 1
- smell
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- all in one colour
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