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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) skin (d) tongue
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 4.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) small doodles (c) one key word per branch (d) a colour for each branch
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a doll by the post box, a duck by the banyan tree, a van by the park gate, a drum by the bus stop, a watch by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) drum (b) watch (c) van (d) duck
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a key by the classroom door, a tomato by the blackboard, a drum by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the notice board, a jeep by the stairs. What did you place by the notice board? (a) key (b) jeep (c) drum (d) glass
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) smelling wet earth (c) hearing a drum boom (d) watching fireworks
- 16.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a dull white wall (c) a plain grey box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 19.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a kite; the kite sits on a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a tent; the tent pulls a nest. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) duck (b) nest (c) wallet (d) tent
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an umbrella by the park gate, a drum by the fruit cart, a key by the banyan tree, a violin by the post box, a ball by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) key (b) drum (c) ball (d) violin
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a spoon by the park gate, a vase by the banyan tree, a rope by the bus stop, a duck by the post box, a goat by the fruit cart. Where did you place the rope? (a) bus stop (b) park gate (c) post box (d) banyan tree
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a parrot by the swing, a violin by the fruit cart, a net by the park gate, an anchor by the banyan tree, a candle by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) parrot (b) net (c) anchor (d) candle
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a duck; the duck crashes into a ball; the ball tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) mirror (d) ball
- 27.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) the word in small print (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pencil that dances
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) tasting raw mango (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 33.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 35.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 36.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) rice (b) elephant (c) mother (d) monkey
Answer key
- a weak picture
- eyes
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- all in one colour
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- drum
- step 2
- a weak picture
- roots
- glass
- watching fireworks
- False
- a giant pink elephant
- nose
- False
- step 2
- wallet
- drum
- bus stop
- candle
- sounds like the new word
- ball
- False
- a poor mind map
- the word in small print
- step 3
- smell
- seeing a red kite fly
- True
- link it to the meaning
- to keep the order
- funny actions
- step 4
- False
- False
- mother
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