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.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a glass; the glass falls into a banana; the banana crashes into an onion; the onion tickles a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) banana (c) onion (d) candle
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in the centre (c) one key word per branch (d) ideas with no links
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) holds up the leaves (c) hold the plant firm (d) turn into fruit
- 8.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a candle by the TV, an apple by the shoe rack, an inkpot by the sofa, a glass by the door, a lamp by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) lamp (b) inkpot (c) candle (d) apple
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make seeds (b) grow under the ground (c) have tiny pores (d) take in water from soil
- 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a MAZE on a table
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 16.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 25.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a shoe by the sofa, an ant by the shoe rack, a spoon by the TV, a frog by the gate, a candle by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ant (b) candle (c) frog (d) shoe
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) elephant (b) eye (c) sugar (d) book
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a mango by the library, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the classroom door, a rose by the playground, a fan by the blackboard. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) mango (b) jalebi (c) rope (d) fan
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) ears
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jalebi by the bus stop, an apple by the post box, a pillow by the banyan tree, a glass by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the park gate. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) park gate
Answer key
- easier to keep
- onion
- ideas with no links
- step 1
- a normal-sized cup
- a strong picture
- turn into fruit
- one you know very well
- a strong picture
- step 2
- apple
- make seeds
- a tree on a note PAD
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- True
- add more stops
- a funny, moving one
- a SACK full of sugar
- sound
- keep linking in order
- replay the story
- a normal-sized cup
- step 4
- False
- skin
- a weak picture
- make it big and funny
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- a good mind map
- ant
- eye
- step 4
- rope
- put pictures at stops
- choose a place you know
- ears
- a poor mind map
- park gate
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