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, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles an orange; the orange pulls a mango; the mango chases a rose; the rose crashes into a banana. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) banana (c) rose (d) orange
- 4.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 11.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) phool (c) baadal (d) dola
- 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a blurry shape (c) a list of words only (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an orange; the orange sings to a whistle; the whistle chases a mirror; the mirror rolls into a candle. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) whistle (b) mirror (c) net (d) orange
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a far-off still tree (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) nose (c) monkey (d) moon
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jug by the dining table, an umbrella by the bed, a cat by the kitchen, a bucket by the sofa, a drum by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) jug (d) cat
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a bus made of ice (d) a blurry shape
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 25.🗣️ 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
- 26.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 29.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗺️ 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) take in water from soil (d) carries water upward
- 31.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a blank page (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) the letters only
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a rope by the fruit cart, a spoon by the post box, a frog by the banyan tree, a glass by the park gate, a key by the swing. What did you place by the post box? (a) rope (b) spoon (c) frog (d) glass
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a pencil that dances (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) grow under the ground (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sound (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an urn by the banyan tree, a tomato by the fruit cart, a lamp by the park gate, a jalebi by the post box, a cat by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) cat (c) jalebi (d) lamp
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) paay (c) mez (d) aam
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- a poor mind map
- orange
- honesty
- step 2
- hear the new word
- to keep the order
- link it to the next item
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- True
- a strong picture
- bhaat
- the pen stirring tea
- a laughing tiffin box
- whistle
- sound
- a mango that sings
- a strong picture
- sugar
- bucket
- step 1
- a blurry shape
- the word’s meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- step 3
- a kite as big as a house
- False
- take in water from soil
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 4
- link it to the meaning
- spoon
- a list of words only
- keep linking in order
- carries water upward
- sound
- cat
- aam
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