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 of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a far-off still tree (d) a kite as big as a house
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) I NEED sleep (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a pillow; the pillow jumps over a ladder; the ladder chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) jalebi (b) tiger (c) ladder (d) pillow
- 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 9.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a sock; the sock rolls into a radio; the radio chases a kite; the kite crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) kite (b) cat (c) sock (d) radio
- 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 16.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) the letters only
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) see shapes (c) hear voices (d) taste salty
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a van; the van rolls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a ladder; the ladder jumps over an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) van (c) lemon (d) ladder
- 20.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) too slow (c) easier to keep (d) useless
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a rose; the rose tickles a glass; the glass rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) cat (b) bucket (c) rose (d) glass
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I NEED sleep
- 24.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a fan; the fan sits on a duck; the duck rolls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) fan (b) duck (c) shoe (d) monkey
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) smell
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) monkey (b) school (c) foot (d) sugar
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a violin; the violin sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) wallet (d) kettle
- 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a CHUBBY key
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into an apple; the apple crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) monkey (c) apple (d) jalebi
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) attract bees (c) carries food to parts (d) make seeds
Answer key
- a kite as big as a house
- step 3
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- each link leads on
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- tiger
- that item is lost
- False
- hear the new word
- step 1
- step 1
- sock
- a tree on a note PAD
- later today and tomorrow
- a bird leaving a cage
- see shapes
- smell
- van
- easier to keep
- glass
- step 3
- a PIE under your foot
- False
- funny actions
- a strong picture
- fix stops in order
- fan
- taste
- sugar
- find a sound-alike word
- put pictures at stops
- wallet
- a BAT made of rice
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- step 4
- onion
- sight
- carries food to parts
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