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.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a blank page (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) the word in small print (c) a pencil that dances (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) attract bees (c) grow under the ground (d) carries food to parts
- 5.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) fish (b) mother (c) mango (d) elephant
- 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) smell flowers (c) taste sweet (d) feel hot and cold
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a flower in a POOL
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a list of words only (d) a dull white wall
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) table (b) eye (c) key (d) tree
- 18.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a lemon; the lemon falls into a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) jalebi (b) lemon (c) parrot (d) duck
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bright red flying cow (c) the word in small print (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a list of words only (d) a pencil that dances
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) feel a light touch (c) see shapes (d) hear a bell
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) read words (b) taste salty (c) taste sweet (d) hear music
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting raw mango (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) smelling wet earth
- 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 33.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in the centre
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an owl by the notice board, a kite by the classroom door, a banana by the stairs, a ball by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) banana (b) umbrella (c) kite (d) owl
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a kite as big as a house
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) one key word per branch (c) all in one colour (d) copying a whole page
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) copying a whole page (c) a colour for each branch (d) lines that link ideas
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 4
- the word in small print
- grow under the ground
- one you know very well
- mother
- sound
- each link leads on
- step 3
- smell flowers
- step 3
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- a flower in a POOL
- a sock that smells awful
- eye
- to keep the order
- choose a place you know
- lemon
- a bright red flying cow
- smell
- fix stops in order
- a list of words only
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- the word’s meaning
- step 2
- hear a bell
- hear music
- smelling wet earth
- funny actions
- topic in the centre
- step 4
- banana
- find a sound-alike word
- a plain grey box
- one key word per branch
- copying a whole page
- link it to the meaning
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