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 keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a CHUBBY key (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) water in a PAN
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 4.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell food (b) feel rough or smooth (c) taste sweet (d) hear voices
- 6.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) colour it again (c) redraw it from memory (d) throw it away
- 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a cat by the post box, a banana by the fruit cart, a van by the banyan tree, a radio by the bus stop, a guava by the park gate. What did you place by the post box? (a) cat (b) banana (c) van (d) radio
- 10.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) chaand (c) haathi (d) billi
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a bucket; the bucket sits on a goat; the goat tickles a rope; the rope jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) anchor (b) cat (c) goat (d) rope
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 17.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sight (b) sound (c) smell (d) taste
- 20.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) topic in the centre (c) lines that link ideas (d) all in one colour
- 21.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 22.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) take in water from soil (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.True or false: “long sentences” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 29.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 30.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a violin by the blackboard, a coconut by the stairs, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the library, an orange by the classroom door. What did you place by the library? (a) pillow (b) orange (c) coconut (d) sock
- 32.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a blurry shape (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pencil that dances
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a mango that sings
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries food to parts (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a rose by the shoe rack, an apple by the gate, a lemon by the door, a mirror by the TV, a kite by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lemon (b) kite (c) mirror (d) apple
- 39.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a CHUBBY key (c) water in a PAN (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
Answer key
- step 2
- water in a PAN
- step 4
- False
- taste sweet
- redraw it from memory
- a CHUBBY key
- step 4
- cat
- True
- billi
- step 2
- goat
- link it to the meaning
- each link leads on
- hear the new word
- the method of loci
- find a sound-alike word
- taste
- all in one colour
- one you know very well
- make it big and funny
- hear the new word
- make food using sunlight
- a strong picture
- True
- True
- a poor mind map
- to keep the order
- yes, with new pictures
- sock
- False
- put pictures at stops
- a blurry shape
- a plain grey box
- step 1
- carries food to parts
- apple
- funny actions
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
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