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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) feel a light touch (c) smell food (d) read words
- 3.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) nose (b) foot (c) school (d) water
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a far-off still tree (c) a blurry shape (d) the word in small print
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 13.🗣️ 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
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting salty chips
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) attract bees (c) take in water from soil (d) turn into fruit
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a pencil that dances
- 21.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) it looks empty (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tomato by the sofa, a key by the dining table, a guava by the bed, an ice cream by the kitchen, a jalebi by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) key (b) tomato (c) ice cream (d) jalebi
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) stroking soft fur (c) smelling jasmine (d) tasting raw mango
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a van; the van sits on an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) banana (c) wallet (d) violin
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 31.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a PIE under your foot
- 33.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) rice (b) sleep (c) elephant (d) mango
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) the word in small print (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an onion by the slide, a candle by the bench, a fan by the fruit cart, a parrot by the park gate, a drum by the swing. What did you place by the swing? (a) fan (b) onion (c) drum (d) candle
- 38.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) throw it away (c) redraw it from memory (d) colour it again
- 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a van; the van pulls a sock; the sock jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) radio (c) sock (d) doll
Answer key
- eyes
- feel a light touch
- to keep the order
- keep linking in order
- True
- put pictures at stops
- step 1
- a strong picture
- new words in a language
- foot
- a mango that sings
- touch
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- sight
- hearing a drum boom
- take in water from soil
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- a far-off still tree
- quick to see and recall
- jalebi
- smelling jasmine
- later today and tomorrow
- violin
- keep linking in order
- choose a place you know
- a school in a SHAWL
- step 3
- find a sound-alike word
- the method of loci
- a CHUBBY key
- True
- sleep
- a frog wearing a crown
- fix stops in order
- drum
- redraw it from memory
- each link leads on
- van
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