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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) table (b) foot (c) fish (d) sleep
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) smelling jasmine (d) tasting bitter karela
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hearing a whistle (c) seeing a glowing star (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear music (b) taste salty (c) see colours (d) smell food
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) cloud (b) mango (c) moon (d) book
- 8.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an anchor by the notice board, a fan by the stairs, a lamp by the school gate, a spoon by the classroom door, a coconut by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the spoon? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) classroom door (d) school gate
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) harder to keep (c) too slow (d) useless
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) holds up the leaves (c) have tiny pores (d) hold the plant firm
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries water upward (d) green, flat and thin
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a tomato; the tomato rolls into a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) goat (c) watch (d) pillow
- 23.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a banana; the banana sings to an orange; the orange sits on a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) inkpot (b) tiger (c) orange (d) banana
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) smelling jasmine (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a dog bark (d) hearing a drum boom
- 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 32.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) one key word per branch (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 34.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a ball; the ball pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) ice cream (b) goat (c) jalebi (d) shoe
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) bandar (c) paay (d) kitaab
- 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) the word in small print
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 40.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the date
Answer key
- step 4
- sleep
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- seeing a red kite fly
- feeling a prickly cactus
- smell food
- moon
- True
- later today and tomorrow
- classroom door
- picture the first item
- False
- a funny, moving one
- make seeds
- picture the first item
- choose a place you know
- easier to keep
- keep linking in order
- hold the plant firm
- carries water upward
- step 3
- watch
- True
- step 1
- sound
- orange
- step 1
- tasting bitter karela
- True
- stroking soft fur
- a monkey in a BAND
- all in one colour
- leaves
- False
- stem
- shoe
- kitaab
- a giant pink elephant
- a weak picture
- the main topic
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