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 keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a drum; the drum falls into a jeep; the jeep chases an ant; the ant crashes into a key. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) key (c) ant (d) drum
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a rope by the banyan tree, a spoon by the swing, a shoe by the fruit cart, a jug by the park gate, a kite by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) kite (b) jug (c) rope (d) shoe
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) elephant (b) water (c) sugar (d) foot
- 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a drum boom (c) hearing a whistle (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 10.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a vase by the fruit cart, a whistle by the banyan tree, an owl by the post box, a rose by the swing, an umbrella by the park gate. Where did you place the vase? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) swing (d) banyan tree
- 12.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a drum by the TV, a jug by the gate, a spoon by the sofa, a monkey by the door, a sock by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) jug (b) sock (c) spoon (d) drum
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a sock by the library, a ladder by the playground, a jeep by the blackboard, a pencil by the classroom door, a mirror by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) pencil (b) sock (c) ladder (d) jeep
- 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a mango; the mango pulls a banana; the banana rolls into a ball; the ball sits on a mirror. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) banana (c) mango (d) radio
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sings to an onion; the onion chases a van; the van tickles a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) frog (b) van (c) onion (d) wallet
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 20.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it grey (c) make it big and funny (d) keep it still
- 21.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) attract bees (c) holds up the leaves (d) hold the plant firm
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tomato by the TV, a monkey by the dining table, a whistle by the bed, a rope by the kitchen, an ice cream by the sofa. Where did you place the rope? (a) dining table (b) kitchen (c) TV (d) sofa
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a shoe; the shoe sits on a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) candle (c) tiger (d) rope
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a monkey by the sofa, a pillow by the TV, a coconut by the gate, a kettle by the shoe rack, a tent by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) pillow (b) tent (c) kettle (d) coconut
- 27.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it is longer (c) it needs no review (d) it shows how ideas link
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a drum boom
- 30.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) naak (c) bhaat (d) ped
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 33.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an igloo by the school gate, a coconut by the stairs, a goat by the notice board, a drum by the classroom door, a tent by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) coconut (b) igloo (c) drum (d) tent
- 38.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a blurry shape (d) a pencil that dances
- 40.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) ideas with no links (c) a colour for each branch (d) one key word per branch
Answer key
- step 2
- ant
- shoe
- link it to the meaning
- foot
- a tree on a note PAD
- find a sound-alike word
- feeling a prickly cactus
- keep linking in order
- yes, with new pictures
- fruit cart
- False
- sock
- jeep
- later today and tomorrow
- banana
- step 1
- van
- step 2
- make it big and funny
- False
- holds up the leaves
- kitchen
- candle
- step 4
- tent
- False
- it shows how ideas link
- smelling wet earth
- the method of loci
- bhaat
- hear the new word
- True
- put pictures at stops
- True
- picture the first item
- tent
- each link leads on
- a pencil that dances
- ideas with no links
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