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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) make food using sunlight
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on an onion; the onion tickles a nest; the nest chases a goat; the goat rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) nest (b) onion (c) jug (d) goat
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into a net; the net pulls a vase; the vase tickles a tiger. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) tiger (c) tent (d) net
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lamp by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the stairs, a shoe by the school gate, a jeep by the notice board, a wallet by the classroom door. Where did you place the lamp? (a) stairs (b) school gate (c) notice board (d) teacher’s desk
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a mango that sings (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a blurry shape
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a lamp; the lamp sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a parrot. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) parrot (b) lamp (c) jug (d) onion
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) have tiny pores
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 14.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a plain grey box (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 15.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a drum by the shoe rack, a jeep by the TV, a lemon by the door, a pencil by the dining table, a frog by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) jeep (b) lemon (c) pencil (d) frog
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 21.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) watching fireworks (c) stroking soft fur (d) tasting salty chips
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling wet earth (c) hearing a whistle (d) seeing a glowing star
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 25.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 28.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 29.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 32.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) make it small and plain
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) chaabi (c) phool (d) ped
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) read words (b) hear music (c) smell flowers (d) hear a bell
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a duck; the duck bounces onto a needle; the needle crashes into a kettle; the kettle jumps over an apple. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) needle (c) drum (d) apple
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a ball; the ball jumps over a net; the net tickles a doll; the doll falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the net? (a) ball (b) anchor (c) net (d) ant
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) small doodles (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in a corner
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
Answer key
- make food using sunlight
- link it to the meaning
- jug
- tiger
- a pale, tiny dot
- teacher’s desk
- sounds like the new word
- a blurry shape
- a strong picture
- jug
- step 4
- turn into fruit
- leaves
- a plain grey box
- a bird leaving a cage
- funny actions
- step 3
- step 4
- jeep
- keep linking in order
- one you know very well
- tasting salty chips
- hearing a whistle
- the word’s meaning
- to keep the order
- choose a place you know
- step 1
- replay the story
- True
- a DOLL with big eyes
- step 3
- make it big and funny
- ped
- read words
- needle
- ball
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- topic in a corner
- link it to the next item
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