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 of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a dull white wall (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a far-off still tree
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 4.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a mango that sings
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bus made of ice
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hearing a drum boom (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting salty chips
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a cat; the cat sits on a rose; the rose chases a fan; the fan sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) rose (b) kite (c) fan (d) bucket
- 10.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) green, flat and thin
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) elephant (b) foot (c) flower (d) cloud
- 13.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 20.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an urn by the post box, a fan by the banyan tree, a spoon by the park gate, a sock by the bus stop, a banana by the fruit cart. What did you place by the post box? (a) fan (b) banana (c) urn (d) sock
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a mango; the mango jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) duck (b) ice cream (c) mango (d) coconut
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) elephant (b) nose (c) eye (d) fish
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) nose (d) tongue
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a mango that sings (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a banana by the TV, a rose by the dining table, a coconut by the kitchen, an onion by the sofa, a pencil by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) onion (b) rose (c) banana (d) pencil
- 36.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) ears
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a mango that sings (c) a list of words only (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a frog by the blackboard, a key by the classroom door, a lemon by the stairs, a watch by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) duck (b) frog (c) watch (d) key
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a frog wearing a crown
Answer key
- a giant pink elephant
- step 3
- the pen stirring tea
- add more stops
- a dull white wall
- a bus made of ice
- feeling a prickly cactus
- link it to the next item
- fan
- False
- grow under the ground
- foot
- honesty
- step 2
- a strong picture
- fix stops in order
- sounds like the new word
- that item is lost
- choose a place you know
- True
- put pictures at stops
- urn
- mango
- fish
- flowers
- a strong picture
- step 3
- False
- yes, with new pictures
- step 4
- True
- hear the new word
- ears
- a plain grey box
- pencil
- a poor mind map
- eyes
- a list of words only
- watch
- a frog wearing a crown
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