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 keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) monkey (c) foot (d) mango
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) elephant (b) sleep (c) key (d) sugar
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) bandar (c) mez (d) aam
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) have tiny pores (c) turn into fruit (d) hold the plant firm
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) carries food to parts (d) attract bees
- 11.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 15.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) small doodles (c) all in one colour (d) details on small twigs
- 16.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a banana by the door, a whistle by the sofa, a jalebi by the TV, a lemon by the shoe rack, a cat by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) cat (b) banana (c) jalebi (d) lemon
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 21.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a candle; the candle falls into a vase; the vase jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) drum (d) spoon
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an owl by the sofa, an igloo by the door, a needle by the shoe rack, a kite by the TV, a violin by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) igloo (b) owl (c) needle (d) violin
- 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto an urn; the urn crashes into a key; the key sits on a doll; the doll sings to a radio. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) key (b) mango (c) radio (d) urn
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) touch
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 37.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) ears (d) eyes
- 40.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- mother
- picture the first item
- step 1
- step 1
- sleep
- aam
- hold the plant firm
- True
- yes, with new pictures
- carries food to parts
- add more stops
- link it to the meaning
- a poor mind map
- sounds like the new word
- all in one colour
- False
- lemon
- sight
- taste
- each link leads on
- later today and tomorrow
- leaves
- a weak picture
- step 1
- nose
- umpire
- violin
- that item is lost
- key
- choose a place you know
- make it big and funny
- touch
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
- the method of loci
- make seeds
- False
- a strong picture
- nose
- True
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