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 do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) words are useless (d) they need no attention
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
- 4.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles an anchor; the anchor chases a duck; the duck jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a watch. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) duck (b) anchor (c) watch (d) monkey
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a whistle by the stairs, a drum by the notice board, a pillow by the blackboard, an onion by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) onion (b) whistle (c) pillow (d) drum
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) smelling wet earth (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a drum boom
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a normal-sized cup
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 15.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in a corner (c) a colour for each branch (d) small doodles
- 17.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a list of words only (d) a plain grey box
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an orange by the bench, a vase by the park gate, an ice cream by the slide, a bucket by the fruit cart, an ant by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ant (b) orange (c) vase (d) bucket
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) colour it again
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) all in one colour (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a lamp; the lamp falls into a radio; the radio tickles a duck; the duck sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) fan (b) lamp (c) radio (d) vase
- 30.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in a corner (d) copying a whole page
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a net by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the playground, an igloo by the blackboard, an ice cream by the classroom door, a frog by the library. Where did you place the net? (a) classroom door (b) playground (c) teacher’s desk (d) library
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a kettle by the classroom door, a guava by the school gate, an igloo by the stairs, a cat by the notice board, a kite by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) igloo (b) kite (c) cat (d) guava
- 36.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
- 40.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- images stick better
- taste
- a far-off still tree
- a PIE under your foot
- hear the new word
- anchor
- whistle
- hearing a drum boom
- a strong picture
- smell
- step 1
- a giant pink elephant
- a weak picture
- hear the new word
- False
- topic in a corner
- to keep the order
- step 4
- a kite as big as a house
- bucket
- put pictures at stops
- False
- redraw it from memory
- step 2
- one key word per branch
- step 2
- sounds like the new word
- step 1
- vase
- the method of loci
- funny actions
- step 3
- details on small twigs
- teacher’s desk
- kite
- True
- new words in a language
- a bus made of ice
- hold the plant firm
- True
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