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.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a drum boom (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a whistle
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a dull white wall
- 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) after a year
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bus made of ice (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 9.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) lines that link ideas (c) ideas with no links (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over a sock; the sock crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) net (c) sock (d) banana
- 12.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) foot (b) mango (c) school (d) key
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 17.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a plain grey box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pencil by the sofa, a rose by the door, an apple by the dining table, an umpire by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the TV. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) jalebi (b) umpire (c) pencil (d) rose
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a radio; the radio pulls an igloo; the igloo jumps over a vase; the vase sits on a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) net (c) nest (d) vase
- 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) water in a PAN
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting raw mango (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a drum boom
- 28.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a kite as big as a house
- 29.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 31.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a plain grey box (c) a blurry shape (d) a far-off still tree
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a van by the park gate, a needle by the fruit cart, an onion by the slide, a spoon by the swing, a shoe by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) needle (b) spoon (c) van (d) shoe
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tent by the sofa, a doll by the TV, an ant by the shoe rack, a violin by the kitchen, an inkpot by the dining table. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) inkpot (b) ant (c) violin (d) tent
- 37.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) ideas with no links (c) copying a whole page (d) one key word per branch
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 40.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) the word in small print
Answer key
- True
- smelling wet earth
- a dull white wall
- that item is lost
- later today and tomorrow
- find a sound-alike word
- a normal-sized cup
- sight
- lines that link ideas
- link it to the next item
- sock
- a poor mind map
- replay the story
- school
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- one you know very well
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- a plain grey box
- a weak picture
- umpire
- radio
- a monkey in a BAND
- step 1
- link it to the meaning
- hands in icy water
- a normal-sized cup
- False
- new words in a language
- quick to see and recall
- a bright red flying cow
- van
- sounds like the new word
- put pictures at stops
- violin
- one key word per branch
- hear the new word
- the word’s meaning
- the word in small print
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