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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) ears (d) skin
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an urn by the classroom door, a ball by the library, an apple by the playground, a fan by the blackboard, a whistle by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the playground? (a) whistle (b) urn (c) fan (d) apple
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) sakhar (c) baadal (d) chaand
- 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a key; the key chases a goat; the goat sits on a duck; the duck jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right after the key? (a) candle (b) goat (c) key (d) duck
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a candle by the kitchen, an apple by the dining table, a shoe by the bed, a glass by the TV, a kite by the sofa. Where did you place the apple? (a) kitchen (b) bed (c) TV (d) dining table
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a mango that sings (d) a kite as big as a house
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) grow under the ground
- 18.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a vase by the shoe rack, a bucket by the dining table, an umbrella by the kitchen, a key by the TV, an ant by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umbrella (b) key (c) bucket (d) vase
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 25.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) lines that link ideas (c) long sentences (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 27.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) make food using sunlight
- 29.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 32.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it small and plain (d) make it grey
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a list of words only (d) a bus made of ice
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a mango that sings (c) a dull white wall (d) a normal-sized cup
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 37.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) cloud (c) monkey (d) fish
- 39.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a bus made of ice (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a mango that sings
- 40.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
Answer key
- ears
- picture the first item
- that item is lost
- step 4
- step 3
- apple
- link it to the next item
- baadal
- yes, with new pictures
- step 2
- goat
- dining table
- hear the new word
- sounds like the new word
- link it to the meaning
- the word in small print
- grow under the ground
- add more stops
- leaves
- a good mind map
- choose a place you know
- leaves
- key
- keep linking in order
- lines that link ideas
- step 1
- replay the story
- make food using sunlight
- honesty
- put pictures at stops
- picture the first item
- make it big and funny
- a list of words only
- a mango that sings
- step 4
- touch
- images stick better
- sugar
- a pale, tiny dot
- the method of loci
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