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.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hands in icy water (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting bitter karela
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pencil that dances (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on an onion; the onion bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) cat (c) apple (d) onion
- 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a nest by the kitchen, a sock by the shoe rack, a bucket by the dining table, a net by the TV, a watch by the sofa. Where did you place the watch? (a) sofa (b) kitchen (c) dining table (d) TV
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a whistle (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) tasting bitter karela (d) seeing a glowing star
- 12.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) harder to keep (c) too slow (d) easier to keep
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) water (b) key (c) tree (d) mother
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) ears
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight (d) sound
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a duck by the playground, a kettle by the blackboard, a vase by the library, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) duck (b) kettle (c) mirror (d) banana
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a mirror by the shoe rack, a goat by the sofa, a wallet by the dining table, a pillow by the kitchen, a candle by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) candle (b) wallet (c) mirror (d) goat
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto a monkey; the monkey pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) monkey (c) doll (d) jalebi
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a whistle by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the library, a jalebi by the blackboard, a spoon by the classroom door, a van by the stairs. Where did you place the ant? (a) teacher’s desk (b) stairs (c) library (d) blackboard
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) key (b) mother (c) foot (d) nose
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles an apple; the apple bounces onto a jug; the jug rolls into a kettle; the kettle falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) apple (b) vase (c) kite (d) jug
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into a goat; the goat pulls a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) tiger (c) pencil (d) apple
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) eye (c) sleep (d) mango
- 31.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) keep it still (c) make it small and plain (d) make it grey
- 32.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see colours (b) taste sweet (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste salty
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a blurry shape (d) a mango that sings
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a frog; the frog crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) coconut (b) umbrella (c) cat (d) frog
- 36.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) banana (d) honesty
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 38.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
Answer key
- seeing a glowing star
- a plain grey box
- step 3
- sounds like the new word
- glass
- to keep the order
- choose a place you know
- True
- sofa
- find a sound-alike word
- hearing a whistle
- easier to keep
- step 3
- mother
- eyes
- hear the new word
- hear the new word
- new words in a language
- a weak picture
- step 1
- taste
- kettle
- goat
- doll
- library
- nose
- step 3
- apple
- doll
- key
- make it big and funny
- False
- see colours
- a blurry shape
- cat
- honesty
- step 2
- True
- put pictures at stops
- sound
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