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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases an ant; the ant crashes into a banana; the banana pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) apple (b) banana (c) ant (d) jalebi
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) long sentences (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 6.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a tomato; the tomato sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) tomato (b) kettle (c) apple (d) wallet
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 9.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) a small detail
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a van; the van crashes into a ladder; the ladder jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) tiger (b) coconut (c) ice cream (d) van
- 12.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 13.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) ideas with no links (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in a corner
- 14.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) images stick better (d) words are useless
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to a net; the net sits on a jeep. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) glass (c) net (d) jeep
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) see shapes (b) hear voices (c) smell food (d) smell smoke
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 20.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) have tiny pores (c) hold the plant firm (d) attract bees
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) touch
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a pencil that dances (d) a plain grey box
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a mango that sings
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) tongue (d) nose
- 28.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a MAZE on a table
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an ant by the banyan tree, a shoe by the fruit cart, a whistle by the park gate, a radio by the post box, an igloo by the bus stop. Where did you place the whistle? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) park gate
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) tomato (b) anchor (c) apple (d) umbrella
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a monkey by the park gate, a sock by the fruit cart, an orange by the slide, a flute by the banyan tree, a pillow by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) monkey (b) pillow (c) sock (d) orange
- 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) skin (d) tongue
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a mango that sings (c) a pencil that dances (d) a bright red flying cow
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a wallet by the blackboard, a jug by the classroom door, a key by the library, a tent by the playground, an anchor by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) key (b) jug (c) wallet (d) anchor
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- step 3
- a funny, moving one
- ant
- step 2
- small doodles
- False
- apple
- a kite as big as a house
- True
- the main topic
- tiger
- the method of loci
- one key word per branch
- images stick better
- glass
- roots
- a weak picture
- hear voices
- step 4
- False
- step 3
- step 1
- hold the plant firm
- sight
- a pencil that dances
- a plain grey box
- ears
- yes, with new pictures
- a BAT made of rice
- park gate
- umbrella
- hear the new word
- pillow
- replay the story
- step 2
- hear the new word
- skin
- the word in small print
- jug
- put pictures at stops
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