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 step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a blurry shape (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pencil that dances
- 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 7.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) a blank page
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a guava; the guava jumps over an ant. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) coconut (b) tiger (c) guava (d) ant
- 9.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a blurry shape
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a spoon; the spoon pulls a kettle; the kettle crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) inkpot (c) kettle (d) spoon
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) make food using sunlight (d) carries water upward
- 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) redraw it from memory (c) throw it away (d) frame it
- 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a spoon by the door, an anchor by the dining table, a shoe by the TV, an umbrella by the shoe rack, a ball by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) anchor (b) shoe (c) ball (d) umbrella
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 24.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a far-off still tree
- 28.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I NEED sleep (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) details on small twigs (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in a corner
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) touch
- 33.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) grow under the ground (d) carries water upward
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a flute; the flute pulls a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sits on a radio. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) flute (b) doll (c) coconut (d) radio
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a flute; the flute pulls an igloo; the igloo sits on a shoe; the shoe falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) flute (b) key (c) shoe (d) igloo
- 39.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
Answer key
- step 1
- a pencil that dances
- that item is lost
- a strong picture
- the method of loci
- keep linking in order
- a bird leaving a cage
- tiger
- a blurry shape
- kettle
- False
- step 2
- flowers
- a weak picture
- make food using sunlight
- later today and tomorrow
- picture the first item
- redraw it from memory
- a BAT made of rice
- umbrella
- step 1
- True
- fix stops in order
- False
- ears
- funny actions
- a kite as big as a house
- add more stops
- a weak picture
- I NEED sleep
- topic in a corner
- touch
- one you know very well
- sounds like the new word
- link it to the next item
- grow under the ground
- coconut
- igloo
- to keep the order
- step 1
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