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: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) anchor (b) kite (c) drum (d) ice cream
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a whistle
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sight (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 9.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 14.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) the date (c) your name (d) a small detail
- 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a ladder; the ladder tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) lamp (b) key (c) inkpot (d) ladder
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a lemon by the bench, a pencil by the fruit cart, a jeep by the park gate, a tomato by the slide, a rose by the swing. What did you place by the park gate? (a) lemon (b) rose (c) pencil (d) jeep
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) taste (c) smell (d) sight
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a kettle by the swing, a banana by the park gate, a whistle by the post box, an umpire by the fruit cart, a jalebi by the banyan tree. Where did you place the kettle? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) post box (d) banyan tree
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a flute; the flute pulls a ball; the ball sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) bucket (b) flute (c) jug (d) drum
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) paani (c) shala (d) billi
- 28.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 30.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) they are boring
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a spoon by the TV, a glass by the kitchen, a ladder by the bed, a kite by the dining table, a van by the sofa. What did you place by the dining table? (a) spoon (b) kite (c) van (d) glass
- 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) water in a PAN (c) I NEED sleep (d) a flower in a POOL
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
- 35.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bright red flying cow
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 39.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a blank page (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) the letters only
- 40.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- kite
- step 4
- hearing a whistle
- sight
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- False
- put pictures at stops
- picture the first item
- hear the new word
- a pale, tiny dot
- the main topic
- each link leads on
- step 1
- ladder
- jeep
- topic in the centre
- sight
- find a sound-alike word
- swing
- a weak picture
- funny actions
- the word’s meaning
- jug
- aai
- True
- make it big and funny
- images stick better
- step 2
- kite
- a DOLL with big eyes
- a pale, tiny dot
- the pen stirring tea
- carries water upward
- a bright red flying cow
- touch
- a bird leaving a cage
- True
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