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 is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) long sentences (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 2.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) green, flat and thin
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a banana by the blackboard, a whistle by the classroom door, a violin by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the stairs, a lamp by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) whistle (b) violin (c) fan (d) lamp
- 6.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) aam (c) shala (d) aai
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) long sentences (d) a colour for each branch
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear voices (b) taste sour (c) smell smoke (d) feel rough or smooth
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a list of words only
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 15.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 16.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) the letters only (d) a blank page
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a flute; the flute pulls a sock; the sock jumps over an owl; the owl tickles a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) sock (b) urn (c) jug (d) owl
- 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a BAT made of rice (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into a van; the van sings to a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) parrot (c) van (d) coconut
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a cat; the cat crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a radio; the radio pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) umbrella (b) inkpot (c) cat (d) jalebi
- 23.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) one key word per branch (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) a colour for each branch
- 24.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a list of words only (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a blurry shape
- 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 26.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into an owl; the owl jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into a watch; the watch sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) watch (b) umpire (c) violin (d) ladder
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a bus made of ice
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a watch; the watch crashes into a violin; the violin rolls into a cat; the cat sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) watch (b) cat (c) flute (d) violin
- 36.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) kitaab (c) chaabi (d) paay
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a mango that sings (d) a sock that smells awful
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 40.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
Answer key
- lines that link ideas
- one you know very well
- picture the first item
- green, flat and thin
- lamp
- True
- flowers
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- shala
- long sentences
- smell smoke
- a giant pink elephant
- step 4
- the method of loci
- a bird leaving a cage
- owl
- a PIE under your foot
- step 1
- parrot
- hear the new word
- jalebi
- tiny, cramped writing
- a sock that smells awful
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- False
- step 3
- watch
- step 3
- a pale, tiny dot
- step 4
- replay the story
- link it to the meaning
- roots
- cat
- funny actions
- paay
- a normal-sized cup
- step 2
- that item is lost
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