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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see shapes (b) taste sour (c) hear a bell (d) smell flowers
- 4.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 6.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a duck by the blackboard, a nest by the stairs, a pencil by the notice board, a glass by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) duck (b) frog (c) nest (d) pencil
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pencil that dances (c) a list of words only (d) a plain grey box
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch (d) sound
- 10.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see colours (b) taste sweet (c) taste salty (d) smell food
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a dull white wall (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a far-off still tree (d) a mango that sings
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) mango (c) cat (d) elephant
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) copying a whole page (c) long sentences (d) lines that link ideas
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an anchor by the school gate, an inkpot by the notice board, a pillow by the stairs, a tiger by the classroom door, a nest by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) pillow (b) nest (c) inkpot (d) tiger
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tent by the sofa, a lamp by the kitchen, a glass by the bed, an ant by the TV, an onion by the dining table. Where did you place the tent? (a) dining table (b) kitchen (c) sofa (d) TV
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a key by the blackboard, a ball by the classroom door, a violin by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the notice board, a pillow by the stairs. Where did you place the violin? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 33.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) book (b) foot (c) sugar (d) moon
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a dull white wall (d) a sock that smells awful
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a blurry shape (c) a dull white wall (d) a far-off still tree
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
Answer key
- new words in a language
- the word in small print
- smell flowers
- add more stops
- the pen stirring tea
- False
- frog
- a pencil that dances
- taste
- easier to keep
- hear the new word
- see colours
- picture the first item
- a pencil that dances
- each link leads on
- a far-off still tree
- a weak picture
- that item is lost
- keep linking in order
- touch
- step 3
- mother
- step 2
- a DOLL with big eyes
- picture the first item
- lines that link ideas
- pillow
- fix stops in order
- sofa
- step 3
- teacher’s desk
- step 4
- a bird leaving a cage
- foot
- a dull white wall
- a bright red flying cow
- a weak picture
- choose a place you know
- a weak picture
- funny actions
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