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 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
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a mango; the mango pulls a banana; the banana rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) banana (b) ant (c) mango (d) jeep
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) billi (c) ped (d) phool
- 9.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) copying a whole page (c) all in one colour (d) long sentences
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hands in icy water (c) smelling jasmine (d) tasting bitter karela
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) shala (c) haathi (d) paay
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep rolls into a van; the van crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) van (b) lamp (c) kettle (d) jeep
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a dog bark (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling jasmine
- 19.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 22.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) sugar (b) moon (c) book (d) water
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a sock by the fruit cart, a coconut by the bus stop, a needle by the park gate, an apple by the banyan tree, a net by the post box. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) coconut (b) needle (c) net (d) apple
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a tomato; the tomato pulls a guava; the guava falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) igloo (b) guava (c) fan (d) tomato
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a rose by the post box, a goat by the banyan tree, a coconut by the fruit cart, a glass by the bus stop, a guava by the park gate. What did you place by the park gate? (a) rose (b) guava (c) coconut (d) goat
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) read words (b) taste salty (c) feel rough or smooth (d) hear a bell
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 37.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a dull white wall (d) a bus made of ice
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
Answer key
- hear the new word
- ant
- choose a place you know
- True
- a good mind map
- find a sound-alike word
- a KNOCK on the nose
- ped
- later today and tomorrow
- find a sound-alike word
- one key word per branch
- tasting bitter karela
- paay
- kettle
- make seeds
- sight
- funny actions
- smelling jasmine
- False
- step 1
- step 4
- one you know very well
- replay the story
- leaves
- step 3
- put pictures at stops
- step 3
- moon
- coconut
- fan
- step 1
- touch
- guava
- choose a place you know
- feel rough or smooth
- a strong picture
- False
- a dull white wall
- step 4
- step 4
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