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.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) colour it again (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an apple by the park gate, an ice cream by the fruit cart, a candle by the swing, a sock by the slide, a parrot by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) apple (b) sock (c) parrot (d) candle
- 4.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a normal-sized cup (d) the word in small print
- 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a MAZE on a table
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a duck by the classroom door, a radio by the stairs, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a jeep by the blackboard, a nest by the library. What did you place by the stairs? (a) radio (b) jeep (c) nest (d) duck
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 14.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a sock that smells awful
- 15.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 18.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) skin
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) see shapes (c) taste salty (d) hear music
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) holds up the leaves (c) take in water from soil (d) have tiny pores
- 26.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a kettle by the fruit cart, a flute by the post box, a fan by the banyan tree, a net by the park gate, a banana by the bus stop. Where did you place the kettle? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) banyan tree
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 31.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it grey (c) make it big and funny (d) keep it still
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paay (c) baadal (d) shala
- 33.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) see shapes (c) taste salty (d) feel rough or smooth
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) sakhar (c) bandar (d) ped
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) sakhar (c) phool (d) dola
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a normal-sized cup
- 40.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
Answer key
- a weak picture
- redraw it from memory
- candle
- False
- a pencil that dances
- that item is lost
- step 2
- smell
- put pictures at stops
- a BAT made of rice
- step 1
- radio
- a good mind map
- a normal-sized cup
- False
- put pictures at stops
- step 4
- True
- later today and tomorrow
- tongue
- find a sound-alike word
- the word’s meaning
- choose a place you know
- hear music
- holds up the leaves
- True
- hold the plant firm
- leaves
- fruit cart
- step 3
- make it big and funny
- paay
- True
- False
- yes, with new pictures
- feel rough or smooth
- ped
- phool
- a frog wearing a crown
- new words in a language
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