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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a pencil by the sofa, a jalebi by the kitchen, a mango by the bed, a cat by the dining table, a rose by the TV. Where did you place the mango? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) bed (d) TV
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting salty chips (d) watching fireworks
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) the word in small print (c) a pencil that dances (d) a plain grey box
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) copying a whole page (c) lines that link ideas (d) small doodles
- 8.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a violin; the violin sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) violin (c) ant (d) shoe
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) see colours (c) hear voices (d) taste sour
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a bucket by the slide, a drum by the fruit cart, a frog by the banyan tree, an inkpot by the swing, an igloo by the park gate. What did you place by the park gate? (a) igloo (b) frog (c) inkpot (d) drum
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) mango (c) school (d) elephant
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sings to a mango; the mango crashes into a sock; the sock sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) anchor (c) sock (d) mango
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a nest; the nest tickles a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) umbrella (c) anchor (d) ladder
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a plain grey box
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bus made of ice (d) a kite as big as a house
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a sock that smells awful
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 27.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 28.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a cat by the slide, a pillow by the fruit cart, a kite by the swing, an apple by the banyan tree, a ladder by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) apple (b) cat (c) ladder (d) kite
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto a flute; the flute tickles a rose; the rose pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) lemon (b) flute (c) tomato (d) glass
- 33.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a far-off still tree (d) a giant pink elephant
- 35.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) rocket (c) banana (d) honesty
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 37.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) the date (c) your name (d) a small detail
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) carries water upward (c) green, flat and thin (d) grow under the ground
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a kite; the kite crashes into a fan; the fan tickles a drum; the drum sings to a van. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) van (b) fan (c) drum (d) kite
- 40.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it big and funny (c) make it small and plain (d) keep it still
Answer key
- bed
- sounds like the new word
- tasting salty chips
- a pencil that dances
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- copying a whole page
- True
- step 1
- violin
- hear voices
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- igloo
- mother
- step 1
- mango
- a good mind map
- False
- anchor
- that item is lost
- a bus made of ice
- a strong picture
- a pale, tiny dot
- a plain grey box
- roots
- the pen stirring tea
- one you know very well
- kite
- step 3
- smell
- tomato
- False
- a far-off still tree
- honesty
- stem
- the main topic
- carries water upward
- van
- make it big and funny
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