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.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 3.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) naak (c) ped (d) paay
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a whistle by the dining table, a needle by the sofa, a key by the door, an anchor by the TV, a goat by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) whistle (b) needle (c) anchor (d) key
- 7.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) lines that link ideas (c) one key word per branch (d) a colour for each branch
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 10.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) rice (b) sleep (c) water (d) mother
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a giant pink elephant
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a nest by the classroom door, a fan by the blackboard, a kettle by the notice board, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the stairs. Where did you place the igloo? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) classroom door
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 17.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 20.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a frog; the frog jumps over a doll; the doll tickles an orange; the orange falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) frog (b) ball (c) coconut (d) orange
- 22.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a needle by the banyan tree, a sock by the park gate, a wallet by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the bus stop, a flute by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) wallet (b) ice cream (c) sock (d) flute
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a far-off still tree
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a radio by the blackboard, a drum by the classroom door, a watch by the notice board, a banana by the stairs, a tent by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) radio (b) watch (c) banana (d) drum
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 27.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling jasmine (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 29.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a radio by the fruit cart, a guava by the swing, an ice cream by the post box, a banana by the park gate, a tent by the banyan tree. Where did you place the tent? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in the centre
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) skin
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) naak (c) bhaat (d) machhli
Answer key
- True
- step 3
- make it big and funny
- paay
- keep linking in order
- anchor
- new words in a language
- topic in a corner
- hear the new word
- False
- mother
- a blurry shape
- fix stops in order
- later today and tomorrow
- stairs
- link it to the next item
- True
- hear the new word
- the word in small print
- True
- ball
- True
- flute
- a laughing tiffin box
- radio
- sound
- False
- feeling a prickly cactus
- images stick better
- banyan tree
- a strong picture
- a pale, tiny dot
- step 4
- link it to the meaning
- tiny, cramped writing
- skin
- choose a place you know
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- machhli
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