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) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) the word in small print (c) a pencil that dances (d) a bus made of ice
- 4.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto an onion; the onion sings to a pencil; the pencil crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) pencil (b) sock (c) kite (d) inkpot
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 8.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) see colours (c) taste sour (d) smell smoke
- 10.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a nest; the nest jumps over an urn; the urn falls into a van. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) urn (b) van (c) ice cream (d) vase
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a frog; the frog falls into a glass; the glass tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) glass
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a whistle; the whistle pulls a frog; the frog falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) tent (c) whistle (d) frog
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries water upward (d) green, flat and thin
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) one key word per branch (d) all in one colour
- 19.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 22.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 24.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) a colour for each branch (c) small doodles (d) one key word per branch
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) one key word per branch (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in the centre
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) attract bees (c) hold the plant firm (d) make seeds
- 29.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) seeing a glowing star (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling jasmine
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) make food using sunlight (d) attract bees
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) details on small twigs (c) copying a whole page (d) long sentences
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a tiger; the tiger chases a rose; the rose falls into a fan; the fan tickles a tent. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) vase (b) rose (c) tent (d) fan
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mirror by the TV, a watch by the shoe rack, an owl by the dining table, a net by the sofa, an anchor by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) watch (b) mirror (c) anchor (d) owl
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) phool (c) aam (d) billi
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a list of words only
Answer key
- funny actions
- a funny, moving one
- the word in small print
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- sight
- pencil
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- feel a light touch
- False
- False
- vase
- drum
- whistle
- carries water upward
- sounds like the new word
- step 4
- one key word per branch
- True
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- True
- fix stops in order
- False
- tiny, cramped writing
- choose a place you know
- long sentences
- hold the plant firm
- yes, with new pictures
- step 1
- smelling jasmine
- make food using sunlight
- choose a place you know
- False
- details on small twigs
- choose a place you know
- rose
- mirror
- kitaab
- a kite as big as a house
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