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.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) throw it away (c) colour it again (d) redraw it from memory
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) foot (b) cat (c) sugar (d) mango
- 3.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) long sentences (b) details on small twigs (c) a colour for each branch (d) one key word per branch
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) skin (d) ears
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) rice (b) key (c) monkey (d) book
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) grow under the ground (d) have tiny pores
- 7.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries water upward (c) turn into fruit (d) hold the plant firm
- 11.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) a blank page
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a kettle by the classroom door, an urn by the stairs, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the school gate, a rope by the notice board. Where did you place the urn? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) notice board (d) school gate
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 25.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) smelling wet earth (c) hands in icy water (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a whistle (d) watching fireworks
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a watch; the watch bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a vase; the vase jumps over an owl. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) owl (b) ant (c) vase (d) doll
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles a violin; the violin jumps over a tiger; the tiger crashes into a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) cat (d) tiger
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) all in one colour (c) topic in a corner (d) a colour for each branch
- 33.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
Answer key
- redraw it from memory
- sugar
- long sentences
- eyes
- monkey
- grow under the ground
- make it big and funny
- roots
- hear the new word
- have tiny pores
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 2
- replay the story
- stairs
- step 3
- a strong picture
- link it to the next item
- smell
- step 1
- step 1
- a MAZE on a table
- step 2
- tongue
- picture the first item
- to keep the order
- smelling wet earth
- sounds like the new word
- hold the plant firm
- tasting bitter karela
- doll
- tiger
- a colour for each branch
- add more stops
- a strong picture
- True
- that item is lost
- step 1
- step 4
- hear the new word
- touch
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