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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 3.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it hides the ideas (d) it needs no review
- 4.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) images stick better
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) tongue (d) skin
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a lamp; the lamp chases a banana; the banana rolls into an onion; the onion jumps over a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) lamp (c) onion (d) whistle
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) frame it (c) colour it again (d) redraw it from memory
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) foot (b) water (c) flower (d) book
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a far-off still tree (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) topic in a corner (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) one key word per branch
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) eye (b) nose (c) mango (d) water
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 17.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the date (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) green, flat and thin (c) take in water from soil (d) attract bees
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a bus made of ice (d) a bright red flying cow
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) green, flat and thin (c) make food using sunlight (d) have tiny pores
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles an ant; the ant chases a candle. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) apple (b) ant (c) needle (d) candle
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into an apple; the apple tickles an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) rose (d) apple
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a nest; the nest bounces onto a violin; the violin tickles a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) bucket (c) cat (d) umbrella
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 30.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) grow under the ground (c) green, flat and thin (d) make seeds
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an urn by the sofa, a monkey by the shoe rack, an ant by the kitchen, a cat by the TV, a nest by the dining table. Where did you place the monkey? (a) dining table (b) shoe rack (c) sofa (d) kitchen
- 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a blurry shape
- 39.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 40.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- picture the first item
- a weak picture
- it shows how ideas link
- images stick better
- ears
- onion
- link it to the meaning
- redraw it from memory
- step 2
- book
- a far-off still tree
- one key word per branch
- a good mind map
- a strong picture
- nose
- smell
- the main topic
- attract bees
- choose a place you know
- a dull white wall
- leaves
- fix stops in order
- make seeds
- candle
- umbrella
- a poor mind map
- cat
- a strong picture
- step 2
- one you know very well
- a good mind map
- keep linking in order
- hear the new word
- step 3
- make seeds
- picture the first item
- shoe rack
- a sock that smells awful
- later today and tomorrow
- False
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