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 keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste (d) sound
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) carries water upward (d) take in water from soil
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 8.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) all in one colour (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in a corner
- 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 11.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 12.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 13.🗣️ 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
- 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 15.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a mango that sings
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a list of words only (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a kettle by the bed, an orange by the sofa, a lemon by the kitchen, an umbrella by the dining table, a watch by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) orange (b) lemon (c) watch (d) kettle
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 24.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) foot (b) mango (c) eye (d) sleep
- 28.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 29.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) easier to keep (d) harder to keep
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a banana by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the stairs, a tomato by the library, a pillow by the blackboard, a monkey by the classroom door. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) monkey (d) tomato
- 31.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a small grey dot
- 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pencil that dances
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a far-off still tree
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) bhaat (c) chaabi (d) shala
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a doll; the doll sings to an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) lemon (d) apple
- 39.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into a needle; the needle falls into a guava; the guava sings to a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) guava (c) needle (d) vase
Answer key
- a funny, moving one
- smell
- sound
- put pictures at stops
- link it to the next item
- carries water upward
- step 3
- one key word per branch
- replay the story
- a strong picture
- new words in a language
- to keep the order
- link it to the meaning
- a poor mind map
- False
- the pen stirring tea
- step 2
- a far-off still tree
- a frog wearing a crown
- kettle
- sound
- fix stops in order
- link it to the next item
- images stick better
- nose
- grow under the ground
- eye
- funny actions
- easier to keep
- pillow
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a normal-sized cup
- a pencil that dances
- a normal-sized cup
- a laughing tiffin box
- bhaat
- picture the first item
- lemon
- yes, with new pictures
- needle
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