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, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mango by the dining table, an owl by the sofa, an apple by the TV, an umbrella by the shoe rack, a spoon by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) umbrella (b) mango (c) spoon (d) apple
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) flower (c) fish (d) sugar
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) make seeds
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) copying a whole page (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) cloud (b) key (c) elephant (d) table
- 11.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a dull white wall
- 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 14.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) your name
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a goat; the goat sits on a van; the van pulls a banana; the banana chases an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) ice cream (c) anchor (d) banana
- 16.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) dola (c) mez (d) bandar
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 20.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls an owl; the owl bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a nest; the nest jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) igloo (b) apple (c) inkpot (d) owl
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) sleep (b) eye (c) monkey (d) book
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 24.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a jug by the park gate, a parrot by the banyan tree, a kite by the fruit cart, a vase by the post box, a bucket by the swing. Where did you place the kite? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) post box
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tomato by the shoe rack, an ice cream by the sofa, a shoe by the TV, a mirror by the door, a watch by the dining table. What did you place by the door? (a) shoe (b) tomato (c) watch (d) mirror
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) read words (c) smell smoke (d) feel rough or smooth
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling jasmine (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a dog bark
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kettle by the blackboard, a tomato by the classroom door, a duck by the stairs, a ladder by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ladder (b) kettle (c) tomato (d) duck
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a frog; the frog rolls into a cat; the cat sits on a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) igloo (c) mango (d) frog
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a goat; the goat crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) coconut (c) spoon (d) goat
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make seeds (c) take in water from soil (d) green, flat and thin
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
Answer key
- funny actions
- find a sound-alike word
- mango
- the word’s meaning
- step 1
- mother
- picture the first item
- make seeds
- one key word per branch
- key
- new words in a language
- a kite as big as a house
- each link leads on
- the main topic
- banana
- True
- honesty
- mez
- choose a place you know
- the method of loci
- owl
- monkey
- taste
- True
- fruit cart
- picture the first item
- mirror
- read words
- True
- fix stops in order
- link it to the next item
- hearing a dog bark
- ladder
- igloo
- goat
- ears
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- roots
- take in water from soil
- choose a place you know
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