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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) sakhar (c) phool (d) dola
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) carries food to parts (c) grow under the ground (d) have tiny pores
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pencil that dances (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bus made of ice
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) cat (b) school (c) eye (d) sleep
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear voices (b) smell flowers (c) read words (d) taste sour
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a van; the van sings to an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) frog (c) anchor (d) van
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pencil that dances (c) a mango that sings (d) a plain grey box
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) attract bees (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 18.🗺️ 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) grow under the ground (c) carries water upward (d) hold the plant firm
- 19.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a parrot; the parrot jumps over a frog; the frog pulls a mango. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) mango (c) pillow (d) frog
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 25.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) easier to keep (c) useless (d) too slow
- 26.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries food to parts (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) see colours (c) smell smoke (d) hear voices
- 30.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 34.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) rocket (d) banana
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a whistle (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a normal-sized cup
Answer key
- baadal
- step 1
- carries food to parts
- stem
- new words in a language
- a pale, tiny dot
- one you know very well
- hear the new word
- school
- the word’s meaning
- step 3
- read words
- frog
- a plain grey box
- link it to the next item
- attract bees
- funny actions
- carries water upward
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- frog
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the meaning
- easier to keep
- False
- hold the plant firm
- step 1
- see colours
- False
- a strong picture
- a book in a KIT bag
- that item is lost
- False
- honesty
- hear the new word
- stem
- feeling a prickly cactus
- replay the story
- a bright red flying cow
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