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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 2.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 5.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) watching fireworks (c) hands in icy water (d) tasting bitter karela
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a spoon; the spoon sits on an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pillow (b) kettle (c) spoon (d) glass
- 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear music (b) see colours (c) feel a light touch (d) smell food
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a drum; the drum falls into an owl; the owl pulls a mirror; the mirror tickles a violin. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) violin (c) owl (d) umbrella
- 17.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a giant pink elephant
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a nest; the nest crashes into a glass; the glass chases a fan. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) nest (b) jalebi (c) fan (d) flute
- 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 21.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) taste (c) smell (d) sight
- 23.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗺️ 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) turn into fruit
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting raw mango (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a whistle
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) hold the plant firm (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 27.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it small and plain (c) make it grey (d) keep it still
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into an ant; the ant jumps over a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a cat; the cat sings to a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) bucket (c) wallet (d) ant
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (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 “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) green, flat and thin
- 36.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 38.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 40.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it hides the ideas (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it is longer
Answer key
- to keep the order
- one you know very well
- put pictures at stops
- a normal-sized cup
- True
- step 2
- funny actions
- the pen stirring tea
- step 4
- smelling a stinky sock
- step 3
- spoon
- that item is lost
- see colours
- keep linking in order
- umbrella
- False
- a list of words only
- nest
- a school in a SHAWL
- True
- touch
- True
- turn into fruit
- tasting raw mango
- hold the plant firm
- False
- make it big and funny
- step 1
- a SACK full of sugar
- radio
- hear the new word
- step 3
- step 1
- green, flat and thin
- a good mind map
- leaves
- new words in a language
- fix stops in order
- it shows how ideas link
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