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.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a whistle; the whistle pulls a kite; the kite crashes into a violin; the violin sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) kite (b) fan (c) whistle (d) violin
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a giant pink elephant
- 3.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) they are boring
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 9.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an orange by the classroom door, an anchor by the stairs, a key by the school gate, a jug by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the notice board. What did you place by the school gate? (a) orange (b) anchor (c) key (d) duck
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a frog by the TV, a kite by the dining table, a cat by the kitchen, a guava by the bed, a ball by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kite (b) cat (c) guava (d) frog
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a list of words only (d) a pencil that dances
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a dull white wall (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) feel rough or smooth (c) taste sour (d) hear voices
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) details on small twigs (c) one key word per branch (d) lines that link ideas
- 23.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) sugar (c) cloud (d) water
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a van; the van rolls into a jug; the jug jumps over a mirror; the mirror falls into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) van (c) mirror (d) rose
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a dull white wall (d) a giant pink elephant
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a mango that sings (c) a blurry shape (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) haathi (c) neend (d) dola
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) copying a whole page (c) long sentences (d) ideas with no links
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 33.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 35.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 36.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it hides the ideas (c) it is longer (d) it shows how ideas link
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.🗺️ 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) make food using sunlight
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a sock that smells awful
Answer key
- kite
- a giant pink elephant
- images stick better
- a strong picture
- True
- False
- a strong picture
- step 3
- later today and tomorrow
- key
- step 1
- step 4
- cat
- link it to the next item
- a list of words only
- a dull white wall
- a strong picture
- step 2
- feel rough or smooth
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- tiny, cramped writing
- quick to see and recall
- nose
- van
- a dull white wall
- smell
- a blurry shape
- machhli
- sight
- small doodles
- step 4
- each link leads on
- a KNOCK on the nose
- funny actions
- it shows how ideas link
- a strong picture
- a weak picture
- make food using sunlight
- a sock that smells awful
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