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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) kitaab (c) dola (d) phool
- 2.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) they are boring
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 4.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) foot (b) fish (c) book (d) elephant
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a goat by the blackboard, a candle by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the notice board, a banana by the stairs, a tiger by the classroom door. What did you place by the stairs? (a) banana (b) needle (c) goat (d) tiger
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a candle; the candle sings to a kite; the kite sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) flute (b) kite (c) doll (d) candle
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) skin (d) ears
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 13.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) redraw it from memory (c) throw it away (d) colour it again
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) make seeds (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) green, flat and thin (c) carries water upward (d) hold the plant firm
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into an urn; the urn sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a tent; the tent chases a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) tent (c) bucket (d) urn
- 19.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) easier to keep (d) harder to keep
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) smell
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight (d) sound
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) grow under the ground (d) holds up the leaves
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a cat by the swing, a mirror by the banyan tree, an umpire by the slide, a rope by the park gate, a tent by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) rope (b) umpire (c) tent (d) cat
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a wallet by the post box, a tomato by the fruit cart, a key by the swing, a mirror by the park gate, a violin by the banyan tree. Where did you place the wallet? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) swing (d) post box
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the bed, a glass by the TV, a whistle by the kitchen, an inkpot by the dining table, a sock by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) glass (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) banana
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a watch; the watch falls into a jug; the jug tickles a key; the key chases an umpire. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) umpire (c) jug (d) key
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) tongue
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 32.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) all in one colour (c) small doodles (d) topic in the centre
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a rose; the rose falls into a whistle; the whistle rolls into a banana; the banana sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) whistle (b) parrot (c) rose (d) banana
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) attract bees
- 40.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
Answer key
- kitaab
- images stick better
- step 2
- make it big and funny
- fish
- eyes
- banana
- doll
- ears
- stem
- picture the first item
- new words in a language
- redraw it from memory
- make seeds
- sight
- carries water upward
- put pictures at stops
- cat
- easier to keep
- sound
- step 2
- sight
- holds up the leaves
- tent
- post box
- sounds like the new word
- glass
- choose a place you know
- jug
- ears
- a mango that sings
- one you know very well
- link it to the meaning
- all in one colour
- step 3
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- whistle
- attract bees
- later today and tomorrow
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