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 keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a rope; the rope jumps over a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a nest. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) fan (b) owl (c) nest (d) coconut
- 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) rice (b) key (c) fish (d) mother
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a sock that smells awful (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 9.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a mango that sings (c) a pencil that dances (d) a giant pink elephant
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) carries food to parts (c) make seeds (d) grow under the ground
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) tasting salty chips (c) tasting bitter karela (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) water (b) sugar (c) book (d) eye
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 18.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a jeep; the jeep sits on a sock; the sock jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) mirror (c) sock (d) monkey
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a plain grey box (c) a far-off still tree (d) a normal-sized cup
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 22.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) a colour for each branch (d) copying a whole page
- 23.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into an ant; the ant chases an igloo; the igloo sits on a pillow; the pillow crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) pillow (c) drum (d) ant
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls a drum; the drum tickles a jeep; the jeep chases a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) jug (b) jeep (c) parrot (d) drum
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 33.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a needle by the classroom door, an anchor by the stairs, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the school gate, a shoe by the notice board. Where did you place the anchor? (a) stairs (b) teacher’s desk (c) notice board (d) classroom door
- 35.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a doll by the classroom door, a ladder by the stairs, a glass by the school gate, a flute by the notice board, a mango by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) glass (b) ladder (c) doll (d) mango
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 38.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) small doodles (d) topic in a corner
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
Answer key
- find a sound-alike word
- coconut
- replay the story
- mother
- a strong picture
- find a sound-alike word
- honesty
- a sock that smells awful
- the word in small print
- put pictures at stops
- a strong picture
- one you know very well
- grow under the ground
- seeing a red kite fly
- book
- step 2
- step 3
- False
- monkey
- a pencil that dances
- a good mind map
- a colour for each branch
- make it big and funny
- step 1
- that item is lost
- fix stops in order
- taste
- choose a place you know
- keep linking in order
- ant
- jeep
- step 4
- True
- stairs
- False
- doll
- link it to the meaning
- topic in a corner
- fix stops in order
- step 4
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