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) a plain grey box (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bright red flying cow
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 4.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) honesty (c) elephant (d) banana
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a drum boom
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 8.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 11.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a dull white wall (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a frog by the dining table, a drum by the shoe rack, a shoe by the kitchen, a lemon by the sofa, a watch by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) drum (b) lemon (c) frog (d) watch
- 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) sugar (b) nose (c) mango (d) key
- 16.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting salty chips (b) hearing a whistle (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a dog bark
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 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.🔗 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
- 24.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 28.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) too slow (c) easier to keep (d) useless
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) small doodles (c) lines that link ideas (d) copying a whole page
- 32.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sound
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make seeds (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a blurry shape (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 36.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
- 37.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) make seeds
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) tree (b) sleep (c) mother (d) nose
- 40.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
Answer key
- a bright red flying cow
- link it to the meaning
- step 1
- honesty
- a normal-sized cup
- hearing a drum boom
- a strong picture
- add more stops
- roots
- sounds like the new word
- a bright red flying cow
- watch
- funny actions
- the word’s meaning
- nose
- a funny, moving one
- each link leads on
- tasting salty chips
- tiny, cramped writing
- make food using sunlight
- step 3
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the next item
- to keep the order
- step 4
- step 1
- step 4
- easier to keep
- step 2
- new words in a language
- copying a whole page
- one you know very well
- sound
- hold the plant firm
- a pencil that dances
- the pen stirring tea
- False
- make seeds
- sleep
- the word in small print
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