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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 2.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in a corner (c) long sentences (d) a colour for each branch
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) cloud (b) sugar (c) eye (d) elephant
- 4.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) easier to keep
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a sock; the sock sits on a violin; the violin chases a pencil; the pencil tickles an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) ant (c) violin (d) sock
- 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a BAT made of rice (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a flower in a POOL
- 9.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 10.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 24.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 27.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 29.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it looks empty (d) it saves ink
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) have tiny pores (d) turn into fruit
- 32.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) naak (c) ped (d) chaand
- 36.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an apple by the notice board, an onion by the school gate, an umpire by the stairs, a pillow by the classroom door, a candle by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) pillow (b) umpire (c) apple (d) candle
- 38.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) all in one colour (c) topic in the centre (d) details on small twigs
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 40.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
Answer key
- that item is lost
- a colour for each branch
- sugar
- easier to keep
- step 2
- new words in a language
- violin
- I AM eating a mango
- a funny, moving one
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- put pictures at stops
- taste
- find a sound-alike word
- the method of loci
- a strong picture
- step 1
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- make it big and funny
- sound
- a bright red flying cow
- the pen stirring tea
- step 1
- later today and tomorrow
- fix stops in order
- quick to see and recall
- step 3
- have tiny pores
- True
- choose a place you know
- a weak picture
- ped
- one you know very well
- umpire
- all in one colour
- a strong picture
- replay the story
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