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 the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) tree (b) fish (c) table (d) sleep
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jalebi by the banyan tree, an anchor by the slide, a fan by the fruit cart, a radio by the swing, a frog by the park gate. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) anchor (b) frog (c) fan (d) jalebi
- 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a list of words only (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a plain grey box
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) attract bees (c) grow under the ground (d) carries water upward
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 11.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it needs no review (c) it hides the ideas (d) it is longer
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an umpire by the classroom door, a whistle by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the playground, an ant by the blackboard, a frog by the library. Where did you place the ant? (a) playground (b) library (c) blackboard (d) classroom door
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 16.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) monkey (b) nose (c) elephant (d) sugar
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a rope by the swing, a cat by the banyan tree, a jeep by the slide, a ladder by the park gate, a lamp by the fruit cart. Where did you place the jeep? (a) swing (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) slide
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into an owl; the owl chases a sock; the sock pulls a kite; the kite falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) owl (c) sock (d) mango
- 22.🗣️ 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
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a net by the swing, a watch by the park gate, an orange by the post box, a key by the banyan tree, a monkey by the fruit cart. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) orange (b) key (c) watch (d) monkey
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a duck by the door, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a coconut by the sofa, a monkey by the TV, a guava by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) jalebi (b) monkey (c) duck (d) guava
- 25.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto an umpire; the umpire chases a kite; the kite pulls a duck; the duck falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) inkpot (b) umpire (c) kite (d) monkey
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) all in one colour (d) details on small twigs
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see shapes (b) feel rough or smooth (c) read words (d) smell food
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a candle; the candle crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into an onion; the onion falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) apple (b) inkpot (c) onion (d) van
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) moon (b) elephant (c) table (d) cat
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
Answer key
- link it to the meaning
- step 2
- fish
- jalebi
- new words in a language
- a pencil that dances
- a bus made of ice
- have tiny pores
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- it shows how ideas link
- a frog wearing a crown
- blackboard
- a strong picture
- step 4
- add more stops
- nose
- smell
- slide
- link it to the next item
- mango
- find a sound-alike word
- key
- jalebi
- False
- monkey
- a strong picture
- False
- the word’s meaning
- step 3
- details on small twigs
- step 2
- smell food
- step 3
- apple
- a plain grey box
- keep linking in order
- put pictures at stops
- cat
- choose a place you know
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