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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) skin (d) ears
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) mother (c) cloud (d) monkey
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sour (b) hear a bell (c) smell flowers (d) see colours
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a key by the door, an owl by the dining table, a lamp by the sofa, a mirror by the shoe rack, a whistle by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) owl (b) mirror (c) key (d) whistle
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) the word in small print (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a radio; the radio sings to an orange. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) orange (b) coconut (c) radio (d) cat
- 10.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) they are boring
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a sock; the sock jumps over a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) sock (c) candle (d) bucket
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a goat by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the library, a mango by the blackboard, a key by the classroom door, a tomato by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) goat (b) igloo (c) tomato (d) key
- 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
- 16.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) the letters only (d) nothing at all
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ball by the blackboard, a parrot by the classroom door, a key by the library, a frog by the stairs, a nest by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the parrot? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
- 18.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) your name
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an apple by the banyan tree, a frog by the fruit cart, a kettle by the swing, a radio by the park gate, a bucket by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) kettle (b) frog (c) apple (d) radio
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) touch
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) hold the plant firm (d) holds up the leaves
- 26.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 27.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a goat; the goat rolls into a needle; the needle chases an apple; the apple jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) goat (c) bucket (d) jalebi
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) mother (b) school (c) eye (d) elephant
- 35.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 36.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) flower (b) book (c) water (d) school
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
Answer key
- skin
- water
- link it to the meaning
- holds up the leaves
- keep linking in order
- see colours
- whistle
- the word in small print
- orange
- images stick better
- rope
- step 1
- False
- key
- that item is lost
- a bird leaving a cage
- classroom door
- the main topic
- radio
- hear the new word
- add more stops
- a strong picture
- False
- touch
- hold the plant firm
- new words in a language
- True
- True
- put pictures at stops
- False
- step 2
- jalebi
- step 2
- eye
- one you know very well
- yes, with new pictures
- find a sound-alike word
- later today and tomorrow
- school
- the word’s meaning
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