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 Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a CHUBBY key
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) nose (d) tongue
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases a net; the net bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a fan. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) flute (b) net (c) bucket (d) jalebi
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a wallet; the wallet tickles an igloo; the igloo chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) igloo (b) cat (c) wallet (d) ladder
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a dog bark (d) tasting bitter karela
- 6.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) banana (d) rocket
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 11.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) seeing a glowing star (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a dog bark
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) hearing a whistle (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a drum boom
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an apple by the swing, a rope by the banyan tree, a needle by the park gate, a spoon by the fruit cart, a bucket by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) apple (b) bucket (c) rope (d) spoon
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sight (b) sound (c) smell (d) taste
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) feel hot and cold (c) smell flowers (d) hear voices
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) turn into fruit
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) a colour for each branch (c) details on small twigs (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 27.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a bright red flying cow
- 29.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) images stick better (d) they are boring
- 30.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 33.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) moon (c) fish (d) elephant
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) have tiny pores (d) take in water from soil
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a tomato by the banyan tree, a tent by the swing, a jug by the fruit cart, a coconut by the park gate, a candle by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) jug (c) coconut (d) candle
Answer key
- a SACK full of sugar
- skin
- net
- igloo
- smelling a stinky sock
- honesty
- the word’s meaning
- step 2
- sounds like the new word
- step 3
- a pencil that dances
- tasting raw mango
- hands in icy water
- leaves
- True
- step 1
- rope
- smell
- smell flowers
- step 4
- step 4
- leaves
- keep linking in order
- the pen stirring tea
- turn into fruit
- tiny, cramped writing
- False
- a blurry shape
- images stick better
- each link leads on
- a strong picture
- step 3
- the method of loci
- a strong picture
- nose
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- take in water from soil
- candle
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