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Authors: Aditi Singhal,Sudhir Singhal
Tags: #Self-Help, #Meditations
MIND MAP ABOUT THE VIEWS OF GANDHIJI ON ENGLISH EDUCATION
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MIND MAP ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF THE POLICY OF SRI LANKA ON SRI LANKAN TAMILS
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MIND MAP ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE CONCENTRATION
Self Assessment
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HOW GOOD IS YOUR MEMORY?
Before we begin the journey of improving your memory, it is first necessary to assess your present memory level. Only when you have a clear picture of where you are now, will you be able to start moving towards where you would like to be.
TEST #1:
Answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the following statements:
| 1. | Do you ever go into a room and forget what you went in for? | Yes | No |
| 2. | Do you have difficulty recalling passwords and PINs? | Yes | No |
| 3. | Do you exercise to keep your brain active? | Yes | No |
| 4. | Do you misplace your keys/mobile phone often? | Yes | No |
| 5. | Do you always remember your friends’ and relatives’ birthdays? | Yes | No |
| 6. | Do you have difficulty remembering people’s names or phone numbers? | Yes | No |
| 7. | Do you keep yourself organized? | Yes | No |
| 8. | Do you often forget to purchase necessary items from the market? | Yes | No |
| 9. | Do you find it difficult to learn new words and their meanings? | Yes | No |
| 10. | Do you sometimes forget to lock the door of your house or car and repeatedly need to check it as you go out? | Yes | No |
| 11. | Do you often forget your papers/notebooks or bag in office or at a friend’s house? | Yes | No |
| 12. | Do you often get stuck in the middle of an examination or forget a speech halfway? | Yes | No |
Scoring:
For every ‘NO’, you score 1 point or else 0.
Your score: ________
TEST #2:
Time allowed:
For Memorizing: 3 minutes, for Recalling: 5 minutes
You get 3 minutes to memorize the following 30-digit number. After your time is up, turn to the Recall Sheet (given on the next page) and try to write down this number within 5 minutes.
2 4 3 9 4 6 1 0 2 8 3 4 8 9 2 9 9 7 8 3 4 1 6 7 2 0 4 5 7 8
Scoring:
For every digit recalled correctly in sequence, you score 1 point.
TEST #3:
Time allowed:
Memorizing 5 minutes, Recalling 8 minutes
Here is a list of numbered items. Take about 5 minutes to memorize the twenty items listed here, by number. You must remember not only the item, but to which number it belongs.
After 5 minutes turn to the Recall Sheet on the next page where these numbers will be jumbled, and you will be asked to recall the word corresponding to each number from 1 to 20 within 8 minutes.
| 1 | Wood | 11 | Flowers |
| 2 | Pen | 12 | Snake |
| 3 | Car | 13 | Gift |
| 4 | Window | 14 | Bag |
| 5 | Jacket | 15 | Monitor |
| 6 | Book | 16 | Shoes |
| 7 | Mango | 17 | Table |
| 8 | Mobile | 18 | Paper |
| 9 | Speakers | 19 | Clothes |
| 10 | Mirror | 20 | Carpet |
Scoring:
For every word recalled correctly, you score 1 point.
RECALL SHEET
Test #2
Recall time:
5 minutes
Scoring:
For every digit entered correctly in the right sequence, you score 1 point.
Your score: ___________
Test #3
Recall time:
8 minutes
Scoring:
For every word written correctly, you score 1 point.
| 16 | 9 |
| 5 | 15 |
| 12 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 7 |
| 13 | 17 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 19 | 4 |
Your score: __________
Performance Analysis
So how was your overall performance? To find out, fill the following chart:
| Test No. | Your Score |
| Test #1 | |
| Test #2 | |
| Test #3 | |
| Total score | _____________ |
I
F YOUR SCORE IS BETWEEN
1
TO
25
You need to work on the fundamentals of memory. Pay special attention to the first section of this book and you will see a dramatic improvement in no time.
I
F YOUR SCORE IS BETWEEN
26
TO
49
You are already using a few of the memory techniques (knowingly or unknowingly). This book will help you in further improving and enhancing your memory skills.
I
F YOUR SCORE IS BETWEEN
50
TO
62
You are using your memory very efficiently. Have a look at the table of contents and focus on the areas where you need to do some fine-tuning to really unleash your true potential.
This book contains a lot of techniques and methods that will enable the reader to drastically improve his/her level of memorizing things. After learning techniques from this book, you can perform these tests again and see the difference.
So, let’s embark on the journey of memory with a belief to bring about a change!
Why Memory Training?
I
magine purchasing the most expensive car in the world, but if you don’t know how to drive it, what’s the use of purchasing it? Similarly, we all know that the human brain works faster than the fastest computer in the world, but it is not enough to simply be aware of the potential of the human brain. One should also know how to use it to the optimum.
Similarly, in schools and colleges we have always been bomb-arded with loads of information, but have we ever been told
how to store this information in our brain
? Students are being taught different subjects, like Mathematics, Science, Computers, etc. but they miss a very important subject, i.e. the
brain,
with the help of which we can learn other subjects.
Were you ever taught how to use this computer?
