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 of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a blurry shape (c) a list of words only (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) turn into fruit (c) make food using sunlight (d) attract bees
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 9.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) ears (d) eyes
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) cloud (b) key (c) flower (d) rice
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 17.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 20.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a dull white wall (d) a plain grey box
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sleep (b) cat (c) key (d) sugar
- 24.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 26.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in a corner (d) ideas with no links
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) the word in small print (d) a bright red flying cow
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a doll; the doll crashes into an ant; the ant sits on a jalebi; the jalebi chases a coconut. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) doll (b) van (c) ant (d) coconut
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a nest by the slide, a kite by the banyan tree, a pencil by the fruit cart, a vase by the swing, a mirror by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) vase (d) nest
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- a laughing tiffin box
- a weak picture
- a strong picture
- make food using sunlight
- a weak picture
- to keep the order
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- False
- taste
- replay the story
- hear the new word
- ears
- rice
- the word’s meaning
- step 3
- a poor mind map
- step 4
- choose a place you know
- add more stops
- a pencil that dances
- picture the first item
- sugar
- False
- easier to keep
- one key word per branch
- the word in small print
- step 1
- False
- hear the new word
- coconut
- step 3
- roots
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- nest
- fix stops in order
- a strong picture
- step 2
- picture the first item
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