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 is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a dull white wall (c) a blurry shape (d) a kite as big as a house
- 2.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) skin (d) tongue
- 4.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a whistle (b) tasting raw mango (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) stroking soft fur
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a parrot; the parrot falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a mango; the mango sits on a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) mango (c) lemon (d) parrot
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a whistle (b) hands in icy water (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a drum boom (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling jasmine
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a pencil that dances (c) a blurry shape (d) a far-off still tree
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) neend (c) phool (d) aai
- 19.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 20.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 22.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) elephant (b) moon (c) tree (d) nose
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) water in a PAN (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) water in a PAN
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a lamp; the lamp sits on a jug; the jug bounces onto a tiger; the tiger falls into a fan. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) jug (b) tiger (c) fan (d) lamp
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tomato by the TV, an ice cream by the dining table, a monkey by the door, an umpire by the shoe rack, a mango by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) monkey (b) umpire (c) tomato (d) mango
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) have tiny pores (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
- 34.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a small grey dot (d) a plain box
- 35.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 36.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a bucket by the dining table, a whistle by the sofa, a watch by the kitchen, a lemon by the TV, a kettle by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lemon (b) whistle (c) watch (d) kettle
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a rose; the rose chases a bucket; the bucket sits on a nest; the nest pulls a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) pencil (c) cat (d) nest
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a banana; the banana sings to a goat; the goat falls into a duck; the duck tickles a radio. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) umbrella (b) banana (c) duck (d) radio
Answer key
- a kite as big as a house
- choose a place you know
- eyes
- quick to see and recall
- a strong picture
- tasting raw mango
- step 2
- step 1
- sight
- step 4
- a poor mind map
- roots
- parrot
- hands in icy water
- hearing a drum boom
- a pencil that dances
- picture the first item
- neend
- later today and tomorrow
- False
- replay the story
- add more stops
- nose
- sounds like the new word
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- link it to the meaning
- water in a PAN
- lamp
- a strong picture
- keep linking in order
- umpire
- step 3
- carries food to parts
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- new words in a language
- that item is lost
- whistle
- keep linking in order
- pencil
- umbrella
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