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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) skin (d) eyes
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 6.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) make it small and plain
- 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 8.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 9.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I NEED sleep
- 10.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) water in a PAN (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a flower in a POOL
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see colours (b) feel rough or smooth (c) taste sweet (d) smell food
- 15.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) a plain grey box (d) a mango that sings
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a goat by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the stairs, an urn by the library, a tiger by the blackboard, an ice cream by the classroom door. Where did you place the urn? (a) library (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) hearing a dog bark (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling wet earth
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) carries water upward (d) hold the plant firm
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases an apple; the apple pulls a nest; the nest tickles a drum; the drum sings to a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) nest (c) apple (d) drum
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) it saves ink (c) quick to see and recall (d) no reason
- 29.🏰 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
- 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 walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a coconut by the park gate, an apple by the banyan tree, a rose by the swing, a van by the slide, a glass by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) glass (b) coconut (c) apple (d) rose
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a whistle by the door, a key by the shoe rack, an orange by the gate, a lamp by the sofa, an apple by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) apple (b) orange (c) whistle (d) lamp
- 37.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
Answer key
- to keep the order
- eyes
- sound
- new words in a language
- the word’s meaning
- make it big and funny
- find a sound-alike word
- add more stops
- a PIE under your foot
- False
- step 2
- a tree on a note PAD
- put pictures at stops
- smell food
- a mango that sings
- funny actions
- library
- watching fireworks
- step 3
- carries water upward
- keep linking in order
- leaves
- picture the first item
- find a sound-alike word
- apple
- step 1
- True
- quick to see and recall
- fix stops in order
- keep linking in order
- glass
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- apple
- True
- step 1
- step 1
- sounds like the new word
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