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: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) naak (c) phool (d) bhaat
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases an orange; the orange crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a kite; the kite pulls a mango. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) kite (b) mango (c) candle (d) mirror
- 4.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) redraw it from memory (c) colour it again (d) frame it
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an ice cream by the bed, a whistle by the dining table, a kite by the TV, a bucket by the sofa, a spoon by the kitchen. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) kitchen (d) bed
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 8.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 9.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a fan by the TV, a tiger by the dining table, a tent by the sofa, a banana by the kitchen, a spoon by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tiger (b) fan (c) tent (d) banana
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 15.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a blurry shape (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) one key word per branch (c) topic in a corner (d) small doodles
- 19.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) all in one colour (c) lines that link ideas (d) ideas with no links
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 22.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) all in one colour (c) small doodles (d) lines that link ideas
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) eye (b) book (c) table (d) flower
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 28.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) ideas with no links (c) small doodles (d) a colour for each branch
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) copying a whole page (c) one key word per branch (d) all in one colour
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a list of words only
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a coconut; the coconut falls into a glass; the glass pulls a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) coconut (c) lemon (d) bucket
- 35.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) nose
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a plain grey box (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a giant pink elephant
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) ped (c) aam (d) mez
- 39.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) stroking soft fur (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) seeing a glowing star
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- paani
- mirror
- False
- redraw it from memory
- bed
- step 4
- a poor mind map
- the method of loci
- smell
- step 2
- tent
- step 2
- a SACK full of sugar
- to keep the order
- a blurry shape
- a strong picture
- topic in a corner
- lines that link ideas
- a weak picture
- the pen stirring tea
- all in one colour
- table
- step 4
- step 3
- picture the first item
- step 1
- ideas with no links
- one key word per branch
- a pale, tiny dot
- fix stops in order
- link it to the meaning
- a bright red flying cow
- bucket
- False
- eyes
- a plain grey box
- ped
- False
- smelling a stinky sock
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