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.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a bus made of ice (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) smelling jasmine (c) hearing a whistle (d) hands in icy water
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a cat by the sofa, an ice cream by the shoe rack, a glass by the TV, a tiger by the dining table, a tomato by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) cat (b) glass (c) tiger (d) tomato
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) lines that link ideas (c) ideas with no links (d) long sentences
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a blurry shape (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 13.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) the word “umbrella”
- 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a MAZE on a table
- 15.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) the word in small print
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ant by the stairs, a duck by the classroom door, a jalebi by the blackboard, a ladder by the library, a tent by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) duck (b) ant (c) ladder (d) jalebi
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a rose by the post box, a tomato by the fruit cart, an orange by the bus stop, a mango by the banyan tree, an anchor by the park gate. What did you place by the park gate? (a) rose (b) anchor (c) orange (d) tomato
- 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 25.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a mango that sings (c) a pencil that dances (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) touch
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a radio by the TV, a shoe by the shoe rack, a duck by the sofa, an umbrella by the door, a mirror by the dining table. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) door (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) seeing a glowing star (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a whistle
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a kite as big as a house
- 36.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 38.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 39.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) banana (d) rocket
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- later today and tomorrow
- a bus made of ice
- find a sound-alike word
- funny actions
- smelling jasmine
- tiger
- picture the first item
- lines that link ideas
- a frog wearing a crown
- step 2
- each link leads on
- step 3
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- a bright red flying cow
- step 2
- step 4
- sounds like the new word
- replay the story
- jalebi
- anchor
- a funny, moving one
- step 4
- step 2
- False
- a pale, tiny dot
- taste
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- touch
- door
- hearing a whistle
- water in a PAN
- step 1
- a plain grey box
- True
- to keep the order
- a good mind map
- honesty
- put pictures at stops
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