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 far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a guava by the post box, a monkey by the park gate, an inkpot by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the bus stop, a mango by the fruit cart. Where did you place the guava? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) banyan tree
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a tent; the tent tickles a watch; the watch crashes into a doll; the doll pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) tent (b) doll (c) cat (d) duck
- 5.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a key; the key chases an onion; the onion jumps over a drum; the drum falls into a nest. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) nest (c) key (d) drum
- 8.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a goat; the goat sits on a spoon; the spoon chases a parrot; the parrot jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) spoon (b) pillow (c) goat (d) parrot
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a drum boom (d) tasting salty chips
- 14.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) green, flat and thin (d) holds up the leaves
- 16.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) have tiny pores
- 18.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) paani (c) ped (d) phool
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 21.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) tasting salty chips (c) stroking soft fur (d) hearing a whistle
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 25.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bus made of ice
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a frog; the frog sits on an ant; the ant chases a spoon; the spoon sings to a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) inkpot (c) spoon (d) ant
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 30.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) naak (c) paay (d) bhaat
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a plain grey box (c) a list of words only (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) key (b) eye (c) school (d) moon
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) attract bees (c) holds up the leaves (d) grow under the ground
- 40.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
Answer key
- False
- keep linking in order
- post box
- tent
- True
- a CHUBBY key
- key
- the method of loci
- parrot
- step 3
- step 3
- step 1
- smelling a stinky sock
- True
- green, flat and thin
- False
- have tiny pores
- yes, with new pictures
- paani
- fix stops in order
- later today and tomorrow
- step 4
- stroking soft fur
- step 2
- new words in a language
- the word in small print
- doll
- skin
- leaves
- that item is lost
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- funny actions
- step 3
- paay
- a weak picture
- a frog wearing a crown
- eye
- grow under the ground
- to keep the order
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