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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) I AM eating a mango
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 4.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) a blank page
- 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 6.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling wet earth (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a drum boom
- 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) have tiny pores (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 13.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a mango that sings (d) a list of words only
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a doll; the doll jumps over a guava; the guava pulls an umbrella; the umbrella chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) ice cream (c) umbrella (d) doll
- 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 17.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) moon (b) school (c) rice (d) key
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an ant by the slide, an anchor by the swing, a key by the fruit cart, a bucket by the park gate, a jug by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) key (b) bucket (c) jug (d) anchor
- 22.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a shoe by the sofa, a doll by the shoe rack, an apple by the door, an urn by the TV, a flute by the dining table. What did you place by the dining table? (a) urn (b) doll (c) flute (d) shoe
- 25.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste salty (b) smell flowers (c) smell food (d) hear voices
- 27.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) ideas with no links (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) copying a whole page
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a blurry shape (d) a sock that smells awful
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a watch by the school gate, a flute by the notice board, a drum by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the classroom door, a shoe by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) shoe (b) watch (c) candle (d) drum
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a mango that sings (d) a dull white wall
- 34.🎨 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”
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a banana. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) vase (b) whistle (c) glass (d) mirror
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a whistle (d) watching fireworks
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- I AM eating a mango
- link it to the next item
- a bird leaving a cage
- each link leads on
- the method of loci
- hearing a drum boom
- replay the story
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- have tiny pores
- step 4
- quick to see and recall
- a list of words only
- doll
- the pen stirring tea
- to keep the order
- taste
- school
- hear the new word
- key
- False
- True
- flute
- True
- hear voices
- False
- that item is lost
- lines that link ideas
- a sock that smells awful
- hear the new word
- watch
- a mango that sings
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- vase
- smell
- sight
- a strong picture
- hearing a whistle
- step 3
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