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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a cat by the stairs, an urn by the classroom door, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a bucket by the notice board, a sock by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) bucket (b) sock (c) radio (d) urn
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) elephant (c) mother (d) key
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) watching fireworks (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a whistle
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) kitaab (c) bandar (d) chaabi
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) table (c) sleep (d) key
- 7.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lemon by the notice board, an ice cream by the school gate, a whistle by the stairs, an orange by the classroom door, a duck by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the orange? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) school gate (d) classroom door
- 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) billi (c) paay (d) chaabi
- 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a drum; the drum sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a vase; the vase falls into an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) drum (c) vase (d) ice cream
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases an ant; the ant crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) bucket (c) parrot (d) frog
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 26.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 27.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) colour it again (c) throw it away (d) frame it
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) ears
- 29.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) hear voices (c) smell smoke (d) taste sour
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) water (b) moon (c) school (d) fish
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste salty (b) smell smoke (c) hear music (d) feel hot and cold
- 33.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a sock that smells awful
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) green, flat and thin (c) make food using sunlight (d) have tiny pores
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make seeds (c) make food using sunlight (d) green, flat and thin
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a parrot by the fruit cart, a monkey by the bench, a tent by the slide, a goat by the swing, a glass by the park gate. Where did you place the glass? (a) slide (b) fruit cart (c) swing (d) park gate
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a normal-sized cup (c) the word in small print (d) a bright red flying cow
Answer key
- that item is lost
- sock
- nose
- tasting raw mango
- chaabi
- mother
- False
- classroom door
- the pen stirring tea
- a good mind map
- False
- sakhar
- funny actions
- hear the new word
- later today and tomorrow
- link it to the meaning
- step 1
- ice cream
- hear the new word
- a weak picture
- parrot
- hear the new word
- link it to the next item
- a strong picture
- each link leads on
- yes, with new pictures
- redraw it from memory
- ears
- to keep the order
- taste sour
- moon
- smell smoke
- a pale, tiny dot
- carries water upward
- step 1
- make seeds
- park gate
- step 2
- a bright red flying cow
- a bright red flying cow
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