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 pale, tiny dot (b) a list of words only (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) the word in small print
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a dog bark (d) tasting salty chips
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) read words (c) taste salty (d) hear music
- 5.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) key (b) eye (c) school (d) foot
- 7.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it grey (c) keep it still (d) make it big and funny
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) key (c) flower (d) sugar
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an ice cream by the TV, a watch by the shoe rack, a sock by the door, a van by the gate, a jeep by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) watch (b) sock (c) van (d) ice cream
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) hold the plant firm
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear voices (b) feel a light touch (c) smell flowers (d) smell food
- 14.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a mango that sings
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 20.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a plain grey box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a sock that smells awful
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a pillow by the blackboard, a flute by the classroom door, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the stairs, a van by the notice board. Where did you place the van? (a) blackboard (b) notice board (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 23.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a guava; the guava jumps over an orange; the orange crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) goat (b) guava (c) orange (d) bucket
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a glass; the glass sings to a frog; the frog tickles an onion; the onion chases a sock. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) glass (b) frog (c) doll (d) onion
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear music (b) see shapes (c) feel rough or smooth (d) smell flowers
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a jeep; the jeep jumps over a mango; the mango tickles a whistle; the whistle chases an ant. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) mango (d) whistle
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in a corner (c) long sentences (d) ideas with no links
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in the centre (d) topic in a corner
- 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 33.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) have tiny pores
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a dull white wall (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a normal-sized cup
- 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
- a laughing tiffin box
- hearing a dog bark
- a weak picture
- hear music
- False
- eye
- make it big and funny
- funny actions
- mother
- sock
- hold the plant firm
- step 1
- feel a light touch
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- picture the first item
- a far-off still tree
- small doodles
- a good mind map
- step 2
- a plain grey box
- notice board
- picture the first item
- True
- hear the new word
- goat
- glass
- smell flowers
- ant
- details on small twigs
- topic in the centre
- each link leads on
- step 4
- False
- fix stops in order
- yes, with new pictures
- step 3
- have tiny pores
- picture the first item
- a sock that smells awful
- put pictures at stops
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