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 mirror crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a watch; the watch chases a lemon; the lemon falls into a guava. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) lemon (c) guava (d) mirror
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) tree (b) key (c) mother (d) monkey
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 6.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 8.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a far-off still tree
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a radio by the bed, an ant by the dining table, an onion by the kitchen, a cat by the TV, a pencil by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) ant (b) cat (c) onion (d) radio
- 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) table (b) cat (c) fish (d) cloud
- 14.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a mango that sings (c) a bus made of ice (d) a sock that smells awful
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an anchor by the TV, a tiger by the dining table, a tent by the sofa, a needle by the shoe rack, a key by the door. What did you place by the sofa? (a) key (b) tiger (c) tent (d) anchor
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 18.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) harder to keep (c) easier to keep (d) too slow
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) foot (b) rice (c) sugar (d) school
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a tiger; the tiger sits on a mango; the mango crashes into a duck; the duck chases a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) tiger (c) duck (d) ladder
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in the centre (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in a corner
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 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 of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pencil that dances (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a far-off still tree
- 28.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bright red flying cow
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste salty (b) hear music (c) read words (d) smell smoke
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) phool (c) mez (d) shala
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a dog bark (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a glowing star
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 37.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) tongue (d) eyes
Answer key
- mirror
- monkey
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- sounds like the new word
- True
- a giant pink elephant
- a laughing tiffin box
- step 2
- step 3
- onion
- new words in a language
- cloud
- False
- a normal-sized cup
- tent
- step 3
- easier to keep
- keep linking in order
- school
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- goat
- topic in a corner
- carries water upward
- put pictures at stops
- a far-off still tree
- a bright red flying cow
- taste salty
- mez
- hear the new word
- seeing a glowing star
- step 1
- take in water from soil
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- False
- one key word per branch
- find a sound-alike word
- ears
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