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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) cat (b) mango (c) book (d) school
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a drum; the drum falls into a van; the van tickles a net; the net jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the net? (a) inkpot (b) van (c) mango (d) drum
- 5.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) hands in icy water (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a whistle
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a duck by the swing, a monkey by the park gate, a fan by the banyan tree, a bucket by the fruit cart, a banana by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) fan (b) monkey (c) banana (d) bucket
- 8.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a list of words only (c) a far-off still tree (d) a plain grey box
- 15.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a PIE under your foot
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) carries water upward (d) attract bees
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) book (b) tree (c) mother (d) eye
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 21.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a banana; the banana bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) ice cream (b) fan (c) umbrella (d) sock
- 23.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a blurry shape (c) a plain grey box (d) a list of words only
- 24.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 26.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) no reason
- 27.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they need no attention (c) they are boring (d) images stick better
- 28.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste sour (b) taste salty (c) smell food (d) feel hot and cold
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 31.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) the letters only (c) a blank page (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a dog bark (c) tasting bitter karela (d) watching fireworks
- 33.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) I NEED sleep (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 36.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 37.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 39.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 40.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a weak picture
- a giant pink elephant
- book
- van
- True
- smelling a stinky sock
- monkey
- to keep the order
- replay the story
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- the pen stirring tea
- step 2
- a kite as big as a house
- a PIE under your foot
- step 1
- attract bees
- step 1
- eye
- step 4
- True
- ice cream
- a laughing tiffin box
- yes, with new pictures
- each link leads on
- quick to see and recall
- images stick better
- a funny, moving one
- feel hot and cold
- step 3
- a bird leaving a cage
- smelling wet earth
- new words in a language
- a SACK full of sugar
- a bus made of ice
- that item is lost
- later today and tomorrow
- grow under the ground
- a plain grey box
- True
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