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: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) sugar (b) fish (c) rice (d) cat
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto a mirror; the mirror pulls a radio; the radio falls into a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) mirror (c) banana (d) doll
- 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) taste salty (c) smell flowers (d) feel a light touch
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a tiger by the swing, a cat by the slide, a parrot by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the park gate, an inkpot by the banyan tree. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) park gate (b) swing (c) banyan tree (d) fruit cart
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) make food using sunlight (d) grow under the ground
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a glass; the glass falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a spoon; the spoon chases a cat. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) guava (b) spoon (c) glass (d) kettle
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) holds up the leaves (c) make seeds (d) grow under the ground
- 14.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 17.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) holds up the leaves
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) baadal (c) paay (d) aai
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) dola (c) kitaab (d) phool
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) ears
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a mango that sings
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a radio; the radio jumps over an ant; the ant crashes into a lemon; the lemon tickles a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) ant (c) lemon (d) ice cream
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a violin; the violin pulls a shoe; the shoe tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a cat. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) ball (b) shoe (c) cat (d) bucket
- 35.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a frog by the stairs, a van by the teacher’s desk, a ball by the classroom door, a net by the notice board, a flute by the blackboard. Where did you place the flute? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) blackboard (d) notice board
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling wet earth
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a pencil by the slide, a fan by the swing, a flute by the banyan tree, an urn by the park gate, a jeep by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) urn (b) fan (c) flute (d) jeep
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
Answer key
- step 3
- cat
- mirror
- funny actions
- hear the new word
- step 1
- feel a light touch
- step 3
- banyan tree
- grow under the ground
- glass
- choose a place you know
- holds up the leaves
- True
- a strong picture
- skin
- False
- holds up the leaves
- fix stops in order
- link it to the meaning
- baadal
- ears
- phool
- find a sound-alike word
- tongue
- link it to the next item
- a mango that sings
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- a SACK full of sugar
- a strong picture
- put pictures at stops
- lemon
- shoe
- a good mind map
- blackboard
- hearing a drum boom
- link it to the next item
- urn
- stem
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