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.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) the word in small print (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) topic in a corner (c) long sentences (d) one key word per branch
- 7.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a blurry shape (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a violin; the violin jumps over a mango; the mango crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) cat (b) violin (c) vase (d) mango
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a van; the van pulls a cat; the cat jumps over a mirror; the mirror falls into an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) ice cream (c) apple (d) van
- 14.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch (d) sound
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) long sentences (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) eyes (d) skin
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) baadal (c) paani (d) aai
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) I NEED sleep (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) nose (d) ears
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting raw mango
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kettle by the sofa, a fan by the dining table, a spoon by the TV, an apple by the kitchen, a banana by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) kettle (b) spoon (c) fan (d) banana
- 32.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pencil that dances
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the dining table, an onion by the TV, a ball by the door, a banana by the sofa, a guava by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) onion (d) banana
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a spoon by the dining table, an ice cream by the kitchen, a lamp by the sofa, a radio by the shoe rack, a glass by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) lamp (b) spoon (c) glass (d) radio
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) watching fireworks (c) tasting raw mango (d) smelling a stinky sock
Answer key
- later today and tomorrow
- the word in small print
- put pictures at stops
- a strong picture
- a weak picture
- one key word per branch
- redraw it from memory
- a blurry shape
- step 4
- skin
- choose a place you know
- mango
- apple
- add more stops
- step 4
- a strong picture
- touch
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- long sentences
- ears
- link it to the next item
- paani
- a pencil that dances
- fix stops in order
- a SACK full of sugar
- eyes
- hearing a drum boom
- spoon
- that item is lost
- stem
- True
- step 2
- a far-off still tree
- guava
- glass
- choose a place you know
- tasting raw mango
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