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 of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) a colour for each branch (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a dog bark (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling wet earth
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 5.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they are boring (c) words are useless (d) they need no attention
- 6.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a tiger; the tiger pulls a glass; the glass sings to a candle; the candle sits on a flute. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) glass (b) candle (c) duck (d) tiger
- 11.True or false: “long sentences” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a far-off still tree
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make seeds (b) grow under the ground (c) make food using sunlight (d) carries water upward
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a frog; the frog chases a nest; the nest tickles a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) nest (b) drum (c) goat (d) frog
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) sleep (b) nose (c) sugar (d) fish
- 18.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) small doodles (c) details on small twigs (d) copying a whole page
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 23.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it needs no review (c) it hides the ideas (d) it shows how ideas link
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) a colour for each branch (c) long sentences (d) details on small twigs
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a spoon; the spoon falls into an urn; the urn pulls a needle; the needle bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) urn (b) spoon (c) needle (d) rose
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) I NEED sleep (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) tree (b) key (c) sleep (d) eye
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 38.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an ice cream by the TV, a coconut by the shoe rack, a jug by the dining table, an igloo by the kitchen, a nest by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jug (b) igloo (c) nest (d) coconut
- 40.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- tiny, cramped writing
- smelling wet earth
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- images stick better
- a KNOCK on the nose
- True
- hands in icy water
- picture the first item
- duck
- True
- a bus made of ice
- make seeds
- step 2
- step 2
- nest
- nose
- copying a whole page
- roots
- step 3
- True
- each link leads on
- it shows how ideas link
- step 4
- picture the first item
- find a sound-alike word
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- a good mind map
- long sentences
- step 4
- step 4
- urn
- a tree on a note PAD
- step 2
- eye
- keep linking in order
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- nest
- False
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