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 the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 2.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles an apple; the apple crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a frog. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) mango (b) guava (c) apple (d) ant
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a blurry shape (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
- 7.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) throw it away (c) frame it (d) colour it again
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) make food using sunlight (c) holds up the leaves (d) make seeds
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a far-off still tree (c) a dull white wall (d) a bus made of ice
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) I NEED sleep
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) hear voices (c) hear a bell (d) taste sour
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make seeds (c) carries food to parts (d) make food using sunlight
- 22.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) after a year
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) eye (b) table (c) moon (d) book
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an owl by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the classroom door, an anchor by the stairs, an urn by the notice board, a kite by the school gate. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) anchor (b) jug (c) owl (d) kite
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a monkey; the monkey crashes into a drum; the drum tickles a rose; the rose sings to an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) umpire (b) drum (c) monkey (d) rose
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jug by the library, a jalebi by the playground, an owl by the blackboard, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) violin (b) jug (c) owl (d) jalebi
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a drum; the drum sings to an urn; the urn bounces onto a jug; the jug chases an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) urn (c) flute (d) umpire
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a watch by the classroom door, a coconut by the blackboard, a tomato by the library, an ant by the stairs, a vase by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) ant (d) coconut
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umpire by the kitchen, a cat by the shoe rack, a shoe by the TV, a flute by the sofa, an orange by the dining table. Where did you place the umpire? (a) kitchen (b) shoe rack (c) sofa (d) dining table
- 37.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 38.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries water upward (d) take in water from soil
- 40.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
Answer key
- funny actions
- choose a place you know
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- a weak picture
- apple
- a giant pink elephant
- redraw it from memory
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- link it to the meaning
- stem
- the pen stirring tea
- a plain grey box
- make seeds
- a bus made of ice
- find a sound-alike word
- I AM eating a mango
- smell
- the word’s meaning
- taste sour
- make food using sunlight
- later today and tomorrow
- moon
- step 3
- jug
- rose
- picture the first item
- jalebi
- step 4
- step 1
- sight
- urn
- step 2
- a school in a SHAWL
- ant
- kitchen
- a funny, moving one
- True
- carries water upward
- to keep the order
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