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 step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a nest; the nest crashes into a net; the net sings to a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) frog (c) nest (d) glass
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a plain grey box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) the word in small print
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) turn into fruit (c) holds up the leaves (d) make seeds
- 6.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it looks empty
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jeep by the bed, a bucket by the dining table, a ball by the TV, an igloo by the sofa, a fan by the kitchen. What did you place by the dining table? (a) bucket (b) ball (c) fan (d) igloo
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling jasmine (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting raw mango
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) chaabi (c) baadal (d) mez
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) words are useless
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto an anchor; the anchor jumps over a van; the van crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the van? (a) kettle (b) anchor (c) duck (d) van
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) attract bees (b) carries water upward (c) have tiny pores (d) holds up the leaves
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) mez (c) machhli (d) sakhar
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a ladder; the ladder rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a guava; the guava crashes into a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) doll (c) ladder (d) nest
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a ball; the ball jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls an owl; the owl bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) guava (b) ball (c) apple (d) lamp
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) table (b) foot (c) nose (d) key
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) chaand (c) chaabi (d) shala
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 28.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a dull white wall (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a pencil that dances (c) a mango that sings (d) a bus made of ice
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a sock; the sock rolls into a needle; the needle chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) mirror (b) needle (c) sock (d) rope
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) aai (c) haathi (d) sakhar
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a pencil that dances
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 34.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) sound
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) nose (d) ears
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a bus made of ice (d) a list of words only
Answer key
- step 4
- frog
- step 3
- a giant pink elephant
- hold the plant firm
- quick to see and recall
- bucket
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- smelling jasmine
- mez
- a strong picture
- a poor mind map
- add more stops
- images stick better
- funny actions
- anchor
- have tiny pores
- touch
- sakhar
- doll
- apple
- nose
- a weak picture
- shala
- keep linking in order
- keep linking in order
- a kite as big as a house
- a pale, tiny dot
- needle
- aai
- a pale, tiny dot
- sight
- True
- sight
- choose a place you know
- step 3
- sight
- ears
- a list of words only
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