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 igloo sings to a banana; the banana jumps over an onion; the onion chases a pencil; the pencil crashes into a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) lemon (c) onion (d) pencil
- 3.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a van by the bed, a pillow by the dining table, a ladder by the sofa, a duck by the TV, a kite by the kitchen. What did you place by the bed? (a) pillow (b) ladder (c) van (d) kite
- 6.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a drum; the drum pulls a frog; the frog crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) frog (d) flute
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) grow under the ground
- 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) flower (b) table (c) mother (d) water
- 16.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it is longer (d) it needs no review
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a mango that sings (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into a drum; the drum chases a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) pillow (b) kettle (c) drum (d) sock
- 20.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 21.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) lines that link ideas (c) long sentences (d) all in one colour
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in the centre (c) a colour for each branch (d) details on small twigs
- 25.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a tent; the tent crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases a ladder; the ladder tickles a banana. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) tent (b) ladder (c) banana (d) wallet
- 29.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) keep it still
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) green, flat and thin (c) holds up the leaves (d) have tiny pores
- 32.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste salty (b) smell smoke (c) see colours (d) hear voices
- 35.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a whistle by the slide, a pencil by the park gate, a guava by the bench, an urn by the swing, a jeep by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) pencil (b) whistle (c) jeep (d) urn
- 38.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 40.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
Answer key
- find a sound-alike word
- igloo
- topic in the centre
- a weak picture
- van
- True
- picture the first item
- bucket
- step 3
- grow under the ground
- choose a place you know
- roots
- grow under the ground
- hear the new word
- mother
- it shows how ideas link
- a far-off still tree
- a weak picture
- drum
- one you know very well
- to keep the order
- lines that link ideas
- put pictures at stops
- tiny, cramped writing
- images stick better
- step 1
- later today and tomorrow
- wallet
- make it big and funny
- True
- hold the plant firm
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- hear voices
- False
- step 2
- pencil
- a funny, moving one
- step 2
- each link leads on
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