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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 2.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting salty chips (b) tasting raw mango (c) smelling jasmine (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 4.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a PIE under your foot
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 9.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a nest by the door, a bucket by the sofa, a jug by the TV, a fan by the shoe rack, a watch by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) watch (b) bucket (c) jug (d) fan
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a plain grey box (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a needle by the slide, a pillow by the swing, an onion by the banyan tree, a frog by the park gate, a coconut by the fruit cart. What did you place by the slide? (a) onion (b) coconut (c) frog (d) needle
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a bucket; the bucket tickles a flute; the flute jumps over a tomato; the tomato crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) tomato (b) flute (c) candle (d) bucket
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) attract bees
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a flower in a POOL
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bus made of ice (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) attract bees (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries water upward
- 30.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a drum boom (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling jasmine
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a sock that smells awful
- 33.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) details on small twigs (c) one key word per branch (d) lines that link ideas
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases an urn; the urn bounces onto a jug; the jug jumps over an umpire; the umpire sings to a banana. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) banana (b) candle (c) urn (d) jug
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
Answer key
- new words in a language
- True
- seeing a red kite fly
- a SACK full of sugar
- a giant pink elephant
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- picture the first item
- add more stops
- jug
- a good mind map
- step 1
- a weak picture
- a plain grey box
- eyes
- step 2
- needle
- bucket
- later today and tomorrow
- replay the story
- step 2
- step 4
- attract bees
- link it to the next item
- find a sound-alike word
- a tree on a note PAD
- a dull white wall
- smell
- attract bees
- False
- watching fireworks
- a normal-sized cup
- ideas with no links
- link it to the meaning
- step 3
- hear the new word
- a funny, moving one
- urn
- put pictures at stops
- funny actions
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