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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) the word in small print (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a list of words only
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pencil by the TV, a mango by the sofa, a candle by the door, a jeep by the gate, a coconut by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) coconut (b) pencil (c) candle (d) mango
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) nose (d) eyes
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) details on small twigs (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) all in one colour
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ladder by the classroom door, a parrot by the library, a banana by the blackboard, a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jalebi (b) banana (c) inkpot (d) parrot
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) have tiny pores (d) hold the plant firm
- 15.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) I NEED sleep (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) attract bees (d) make food using sunlight
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 19.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a goat by the classroom door, a nest by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the notice board, a drum by the stairs, a pillow by the school gate. What did you place by the stairs? (a) drum (b) orange (c) pillow (d) goat
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sound (d) smell
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) bucket (b) onion (c) jalebi (d) wallet
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting salty chips (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) smelling wet earth
- 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 28.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) keep it still (c) make it small and plain (d) make it grey
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) long sentences (d) small doodles
- 30.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) one key word per branch (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in the centre
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a guava; the guava sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a jeep. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) ice cream (b) pillow (c) jeep (d) monkey
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a dull white wall
- 35.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) banana (c) elephant (d) rocket
- 36.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) neend (c) baadal (d) mez
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hands in icy water (d) seeing a glowing star
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
Answer key
- a weak picture
- a bright red flying cow
- fix stops in order
- mango
- hear the new word
- eyes
- the word’s meaning
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- keep linking in order
- details on small twigs
- jalebi
- hold the plant firm
- a DOLL with big eyes
- holds up the leaves
- put pictures at stops
- step 2
- False
- True
- drum
- sound
- step 1
- bucket
- seeing a red kite fly
- a cat paying a BILL
- choose a place you know
- make it big and funny
- long sentences
- one you know very well
- ideas with no links
- fix stops in order
- pillow
- a giant pink elephant
- honesty
- True
- neend
- tasting bitter karela
- step 3
- funny actions
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