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.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 3.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a lemon by the TV, a violin by the dining table, a kettle by the shoe rack, a ball by the door, a monkey by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) monkey (b) kettle (c) ball (d) violin
- 6.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 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 memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling wet earth (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting bitter karela
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) useless
- 17.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a MAZE on a table
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a needle; the needle crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) duck (c) flute (d) kite
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) make seeds (d) carries food to parts
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a mango that sings
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 24.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 26.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) sakhar (c) paani (d) mez
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) the word in small print
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a bucket; the bucket jumps over an apple; the apple falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) apple (c) whistle (d) bucket
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a pillow; the pillow pulls a glass; the glass sings to a vase; the vase chases a tent. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) vase (b) pillow (c) tent (d) glass
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a frog; the frog rolls into a sock; the sock chases a duck; the duck falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) pencil (c) goat (d) sock
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 35.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into an owl; the owl sings to a drum; the drum pulls a radio; the radio tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) radio (b) owl (c) drum (d) ice cream
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 39.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) topic in a corner (c) long sentences (d) a colour for each branch
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on a frog; the frog tickles a tiger. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) violin (b) frog (c) radio (d) tomato
Answer key
- sight
- picture the first item
- True
- choose a place you know
- kettle
- False
- step 4
- step 4
- leaves
- nose
- step 2
- replay the story
- put pictures at stops
- tasting bitter karela
- fix stops in order
- easier to keep
- a school in a SHAWL
- kite
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- carries food to parts
- a far-off still tree
- step 1
- add more stops
- hear the new word
- False
- picture the first item
- dola
- the word in small print
- whistle
- pillow
- sock
- link it to the next item
- link it to the meaning
- False
- a weak picture
- drum
- fix stops in order
- a colour for each branch
- frog
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