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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bus made of ice (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a plain grey box
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) key (c) monkey (d) book
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🗺️ 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) take in water from soil (d) carries water upward
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a violin by the park gate, a watch by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the bus stop, a vase by the post box, a goat by the fruit cart. What did you place by the post box? (a) watch (b) violin (c) umbrella (d) vase
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) attract bees (c) make seeds (d) make food using sunlight
- 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an ant; the ant chases a violin; the violin pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) onion (b) ant (c) ball (d) ice cream
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 25.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 27.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a PIE under your foot
- 32.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) turn into fruit (d) holds up the leaves
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) read words (b) feel a light touch (c) hear music (d) feel hot and cold
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) stroking soft fur (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting salty chips (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a giant pink elephant
- 40.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) rocket
Answer key
- a poor mind map
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- a plain grey box
- fish
- yes, with new pictures
- put pictures at stops
- each link leads on
- carries water upward
- vase
- hold the plant firm
- a tree on a note PAD
- step 2
- False
- replay the story
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the next item
- hear the new word
- one you know very well
- sounds like the new word
- ice cream
- step 2
- a funny, moving one
- step 1
- later today and tomorrow
- the word’s meaning
- True
- step 3
- a PIE under your foot
- False
- choose a place you know
- take in water from soil
- stem
- read words
- stroking soft fur
- a strong picture
- a pale, tiny dot
- honesty
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