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 Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) skin
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) water in a PAN (c) I NEED sleep (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 4.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) copying a whole page (c) lines that link ideas (d) long sentences
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a mango that sings (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a far-off still tree
- 6.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an orange by the park gate, an ice cream by the fruit cart, a cat by the post box, a watch by the swing, a parrot by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) cat (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) parrot
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a banana; the banana rolls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) banana (b) ice cream (c) guava (d) lamp
- 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an apple by the classroom door, a watch by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the school gate, a candle by the stairs, a fan by the notice board. Where did you place the fan? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) notice board
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jalebi by the TV, a net by the bed, a ball by the sofa, a mirror by the dining table, a whistle by the kitchen. What did you place by the dining table? (a) mirror (b) jalebi (c) net (d) ball
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a sock by the post box, a tent by the fruit cart, a tiger by the swing, an umbrella by the park gate, a nest by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) nest (b) tiger (c) tent (d) umbrella
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) a small detail (c) the date (d) the main topic
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a list of words only (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a cat; the cat crashes into a kite; the kite sings to a drum; the drum sits on a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) kite (b) drum (c) pillow (d) cat
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a cat by the TV, an ice cream by the shoe rack, a coconut by the sofa, a needle by the kitchen, a goat by the dining table. What did you place by the dining table? (a) coconut (b) cat (c) goat (d) needle
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) watching fireworks (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hands in icy water
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a BAT made of rice (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) table (b) water (c) tree (d) fish
- 38.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
Answer key
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- nose
- a monkey in a BAND
- lines that link ideas
- a far-off still tree
- False
- to keep the order
- step 1
- parrot
- step 1
- each link leads on
- ice cream
- that item is lost
- step 2
- notice board
- mirror
- keep linking in order
- umbrella
- sound
- picture the first item
- choose a place you know
- a strong picture
- the main topic
- leaves
- funny actions
- a bus made of ice
- step 3
- drum
- goat
- hands in icy water
- step 4
- holds up the leaves
- a strong picture
- put pictures at stops
- a school in a SHAWL
- replay the story
- fish
- False
- step 2
- touch
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