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: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 2.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) naak (c) phool (d) aai
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) details on small twigs (c) a colour for each branch (d) all in one colour
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a tent; the tent jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a needle. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) kettle (b) tent (c) umbrella (d) needle
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tiger by the kitchen, an umbrella by the sofa, a flute by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the TV, an umpire by the dining table. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) TV (b) kitchen (c) sofa (d) dining table
- 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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) hold the plant firm (c) attract bees (d) turn into fruit
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 16.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) words are useless
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) ears (d) tongue
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 19.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) small doodles (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) ideas with no links
- 20.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) kitaab (c) dola (d) neend
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sleep (b) cat (c) book (d) elephant
- 25.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) nothing at all (c) the letters only (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a flute; the flute jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sits on a jug. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) monkey (c) flute (d) jug
- 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 32.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) redraw it from memory (d) frame it
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a glass by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the playground, a duck by the blackboard, an inkpot by the library, an owl by the classroom door. Where did you place the duck? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) classroom door (d) library
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste sour (b) read words (c) hear music (d) see shapes
- 36.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a blurry shape (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bright red flying cow
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
Answer key
- find a sound-alike word
- add more stops
- step 1
- step 2
- sakhar
- all in one colour
- tent
- step 2
- stem
- sight
- TV
- keep linking in order
- hold the plant firm
- False
- that item is lost
- images stick better
- nose
- picture the first item
- small doodles
- to keep the order
- a weak picture
- link it to the meaning
- chaabi
- sleep
- new words in a language
- picture the first item
- a bird leaving a cage
- fix stops in order
- green, flat and thin
- flute
- a KNOCK on the nose
- redraw it from memory
- blackboard
- link it to the next item
- hear music
- one you know very well
- a bright red flying cow
- step 4
- touch
- find a sound-alike word
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