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.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 2.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) it saves ink (d) no reason
- 3.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) ideas with no links (c) small doodles (d) details on small twigs
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) turn into fruit
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ant by the teacher’s desk, a net by the classroom door, a sock by the stairs, a lamp by the blackboard, an igloo by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) net (b) sock (c) igloo (d) lamp
- 6.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) paay (c) haathi (d) shala
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) read words (c) hear a bell (d) see shapes
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a jug; the jug rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) spoon (b) jug (c) ladder (d) urn
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a mango that sings
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a far-off still tree (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a plain grey box
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) see colours (c) hear voices (d) see shapes
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a ball; the ball sings to an apple; the apple jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) apple (c) ball (d) van
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a sock that smells awful
- 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a violin; the violin jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a frog; the frog rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) frog (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) pencil
- 26.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 28.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🎨 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
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) skin
- 32.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an owl by the park gate, a jeep by the post box, a glass by the fruit cart, a candle by the banyan tree, a duck by the bus stop. Where did you place the candle? (a) bus stop (b) post box (c) fruit cart (d) banyan tree
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) make seeds (d) make food using sunlight
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) machhli (c) kitaab (d) shala
Answer key
- yes, with new pictures
- quick to see and recall
- ideas with no links
- turn into fruit
- net
- fix stops in order
- step 4
- haathi
- link it to the next item
- hear a bell
- link it to the meaning
- urn
- a strong picture
- a blurry shape
- a laughing tiffin box
- a weak picture
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- the word’s meaning
- a strong picture
- hear voices
- van
- step 1
- a plain grey box
- each link leads on
- pencil
- False
- a poor mind map
- True
- step 1
- a bird leaving a cage
- tongue
- a funny, moving one
- put pictures at stops
- step 2
- banyan tree
- make food using sunlight
- put pictures at stops
- find a sound-alike word
- hear the new word
- kitaab
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