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 link story: a giant umbrella rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a mango; the mango jumps over an ant; the ant pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) ant (b) inkpot (c) mango (d) umbrella
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) elephant (c) banana (d) rocket
- 6.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a bright red flying cow
- 8.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) foot (b) water (c) monkey (d) rice
- 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) small doodles (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in the centre
- 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a whistle by the park gate, a cat by the slide, a needle by the banyan tree, an inkpot by the swing, a mango by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) needle (b) whistle (c) inkpot (d) mango
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a goat by the park gate, a drum by the fruit cart, a lemon by the post box, a net by the banyan tree, a tomato by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tomato (b) drum (c) goat (d) net
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream chases a tiger; the tiger pulls a goat; the goat jumps over a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) goat (c) glass (d) ice cream
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a MAZE on a table
- 25.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a drum boom (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling wet earth
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) grow under the ground (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 29.🗣️ 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
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) taste (c) sight (d) smell
- 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) nose (d) ears
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) eye (b) key (c) flower (d) nose
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting bitter karela (d) seeing a glowing star
- 37.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) nothing at all (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) the letters only
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries food to parts (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
Answer key
- mango
- step 4
- tongue
- fix stops in order
- honesty
- one you know very well
- a plain grey box
- False
- step 3
- rice
- later today and tomorrow
- topic in a corner
- that item is lost
- step 2
- hear the new word
- inkpot
- step 1
- a good mind map
- net
- find a sound-alike word
- choose a place you know
- goat
- take in water from soil
- a tree on a note PAD
- True
- hearing a drum boom
- keep linking in order
- grow under the ground
- link it to the meaning
- to keep the order
- sight
- each link leads on
- skin
- a strong picture
- flower
- tasting bitter karela
- a bird leaving a cage
- make food using sunlight
- step 2
- funny actions
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