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 fan chases a flute; the flute jumps over a mango; the mango sits on an ant; the ant crashes into a rope. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) rope (b) flute (c) fan (d) ant
- 2.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 6.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) useless (c) easier to keep (d) too slow
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a plain grey box (c) a pencil that dances (d) the word in small print
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting salty chips
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 11.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries water upward (c) attract bees (d) make food using sunlight
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 20.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a radio; the radio chases an apple; the apple bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) jeep (b) apple (c) radio (d) mirror
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 26.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 28.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting raw mango (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a dog bark
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) cloud (b) elephant (c) sugar (d) mother
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) billi (c) paay (d) kitaab
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a mango; the mango jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) parrot (b) mango (c) net (d) ant
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a plain grey box
- 36.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it hides the ideas (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it needs no review
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a CHUBBY key
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a van by the library, a kite by the blackboard, a guava by the classroom door, a drum by the playground, a jug by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the playground? (a) jug (b) kite (c) drum (d) guava
Answer key
- ant
- True
- choose a place you know
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
- easier to keep
- fix stops in order
- a pencil that dances
- smelling a stinky sock
- step 3
- False
- False
- grow under the ground
- step 2
- funny actions
- step 1
- roots
- put pictures at stops
- a good mind map
- to keep the order
- step 4
- step 4
- step 2
- radio
- step 3
- True
- that item is lost
- add more stops
- hearing a dog bark
- hear the new word
- mother
- a flower in a POOL
- kitaab
- ant
- a plain grey box
- it shows how ideas link
- sight
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- skin
- drum
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