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.🔗 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
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jug by the fruit cart, a shoe by the slide, a mirror by the swing, a tiger by the banyan tree, a duck by the park gate. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) tiger (b) jug (c) mirror (d) shoe
- 3.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 4.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they need no attention (c) images stick better (d) they are boring
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries food to parts (d) green, flat and thin
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) cat (b) sugar (c) mother (d) elephant
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 12.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a banana; the banana sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) wallet (c) flute (d) orange
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 17.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) attract bees (c) have tiny pores (d) make seeds
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) the word “umbrella”
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) long sentences
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a tiger; the tiger tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) pencil (c) monkey (d) duck
- 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) carries water upward (c) have tiny pores (d) green, flat and thin
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) smelling jasmine (c) watching fireworks (d) hands in icy water
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) ideas with no links (d) one key word per branch
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an igloo by the park gate, an anchor by the post box, a mirror by the swing, a candle by the banyan tree, an ice cream by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) mirror (b) igloo (c) anchor (d) ice cream
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) green, flat and thin
- 35.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🎨 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
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) eyes (d) skin
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a rose; the rose falls into a cat; the cat pulls a shoe; the shoe sits on a parrot. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) rose (c) cat (d) shoe
Answer key
- step 2
- jug
- add more stops
- images stick better
- step 2
- step 3
- carries food to parts
- stem
- flowers
- sugar
- the word’s meaning
- yes, with new pictures
- a plain grey box
- wallet
- step 1
- stem
- fix stops in order
- link it to the next item
- have tiny pores
- step 1
- a weak picture
- a strong picture
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- details on small twigs
- duck
- the pen stirring tea
- carries water upward
- a weak picture
- sounds like the new word
- hands in icy water
- one key word per branch
- mirror
- holds up the leaves
- green, flat and thin
- False
- later today and tomorrow
- make it big and funny
- picture the first item
- ears
- rose
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