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: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 2.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it needs no review (d) it hides the ideas
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) watching fireworks
- 4.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bus made of ice (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a far-off still tree
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) quick to see and recall (c) it looks empty (d) it saves ink
- 10.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a doll; the doll crashes into an ant; the ant sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) igloo (c) ant (d) rose
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a mango that sings
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a dull white wall (d) a plain grey box
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting raw mango (b) watching fireworks (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) billi (c) shala (d) aam
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) cloud (b) table (c) rice (d) nose
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a tomato by the fruit cart, a candle by the park gate, a jeep by the bus stop, a parrot by the banyan tree, a mango by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) tomato (b) mango (c) parrot (d) candle
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in a corner (d) one key word per branch
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) skin
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 29.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) hold the plant firm (d) make food using sunlight
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 35.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) copying a whole page (d) ideas with no links
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a normal-sized cup (c) the word in small print (d) a bright red flying cow
Answer key
- step 1
- it shows how ideas link
- hearing a dog bark
- a far-off still tree
- carries water upward
- choose a place you know
- step 1
- True
- quick to see and recall
- to keep the order
- doll
- a mango that sings
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- keep linking in order
- a laughing tiffin box
- step 4
- smelling a stinky sock
- shala
- nose
- tomato
- find a sound-alike word
- topic in a corner
- eyes
- touch
- choose a place you know
- a weak picture
- a funny, moving one
- later today and tomorrow
- hold the plant firm
- link it to the meaning
- sounds like the new word
- picture the first item
- funny actions
- False
- link it to the next item
- True
- link it to the meaning
- lines that link ideas
- a bright red flying cow
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