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 sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tent by the TV, a kite by the sofa, a whistle by the door, an onion by the shoe rack, a goat by the gate. Where did you place the tent? (a) shoe rack (b) gate (c) TV (d) door
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) shala (c) baadal (d) naak
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a frog by the stairs, a whistle by the notice board, a wallet by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the classroom door, a monkey by the school gate. What did you place by the notice board? (a) wallet (b) monkey (c) umpire (d) whistle
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) grow under the ground (c) attract bees (d) carries food to parts
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 11.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a mango that sings (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) foot (b) rice (c) nose (d) mango
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a duck; the duck crashes into a net; the net rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a banana. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) duck (b) umpire (c) cat (d) banana
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 21.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a MAZE on a table
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) see colours (c) hear voices (d) feel hot and cold
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in a corner (c) details on small twigs (d) a colour for each branch
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) sugar (b) sleep (c) tree (d) book
- 26.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) harder to keep (c) easier to keep (d) too slow
- 27.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.🗺️ 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) hold the plant firm (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 30.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell food (c) see shapes (d) taste sour
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) make food using sunlight (c) turn into fruit (d) holds up the leaves
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
- 35.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 36.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a list of words only (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a normal-sized cup
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a doll; the doll jumps over an owl; the owl falls into a rose; the rose crashes into a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pencil (b) rose (c) owl (d) doll
Answer key
- sight
- step 4
- sounds like the new word
- TV
- shala
- whistle
- make food using sunlight
- roots
- carries food to parts
- step 1
- False
- a pale, tiny dot
- touch
- step 1
- True
- mango
- keep linking in order
- duck
- step 2
- step 3
- to keep the order
- I NEED sleep
- see colours
- topic in a corner
- tree
- easier to keep
- False
- step 1
- attract bees
- a good mind map
- smell food
- holds up the leaves
- step 4
- later today and tomorrow
- funny actions
- True
- a giant pink elephant
- fix stops in order
- the word’s meaning
- doll
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