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: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 3.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a banana; the banana chases a tomato; the tomato pulls a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) coconut (c) banana (d) kettle
- 6.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see shapes (b) taste salty (c) feel a light touch (d) smell food
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) turn into fruit
- 15.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a BAT made of rice (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lemon by the door, a pencil by the sofa, a duck by the TV, a tiger by the shoe rack, an ant by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) pencil (b) duck (c) tiger (d) ant
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting raw mango (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a whistle
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a nest; the nest rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) bucket (c) drum (d) anchor
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a watch by the fruit cart, a rose by the bus stop, a net by the park gate, a needle by the banyan tree, an orange by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) orange (b) rose (c) net (d) watch
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 31.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a mango by the sofa, a needle by the TV, a tent by the dining table, an inkpot by the bed, a kettle by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) inkpot (b) needle (c) mango (d) tent
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 40.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a weak picture
- step 3
- a funny, moving one
- hear the new word
- coconut
- a pale, tiny dot
- touch
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- flowers
- see shapes
- link it to the next item
- False
- holds up the leaves
- a KNOCK on the nose
- step 3
- step 4
- pencil
- a strong picture
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- smelling jasmine
- smell
- step 4
- step 4
- bucket
- step 1
- feeling a prickly cactus
- net
- step 2
- one you know very well
- sounds like the new word
- touch
- make food using sunlight
- tent
- picture the first item
- sound
- put pictures at stops
- touch
- False
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