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: hearing a whistle? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in the centre (d) copying a whole page
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a key; the key pulls an ant; the ant rolls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) anchor (c) vase (d) ant
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) attract bees (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kite by the shoe rack, a shoe by the dining table, a ball by the TV, a sock by the kitchen, a monkey by the sofa. Where did you place the kite? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) TV
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) stroking soft fur (c) smelling wet earth (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) stroking soft fur (d) hearing a whistle
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a candle by the banyan tree, a guava by the fruit cart, a key by the post box, an igloo by the bus stop, an anchor by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) candle (b) key (c) guava (d) anchor
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 16.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in a corner (d) topic in the centre
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) water (b) school (c) nose (d) eye
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a drum by the TV, an inkpot by the shoe rack, a shoe by the door, a ball by the sofa, a whistle by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) drum (b) inkpot (c) ball (d) whistle
- 20.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a blurry shape (d) a bus made of ice
- 23.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 27.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) bandar (c) kitaab (d) phool
- 30.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lemon by the park gate, an urn by the fruit cart, an orange by the banyan tree, a spoon by the post box, a tomato by the bus stop. What did you place by the post box? (a) spoon (b) orange (c) tomato (d) urn
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a glowing star
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) long sentences (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) all in one colour
- 34.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) easier to keep (d) harder to keep
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell smoke (c) see shapes (d) hear music
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 38.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a DOLL with big eyes
Answer key
- sound
- link it to the meaning
- copying a whole page
- leaves
- pillow
- attract bees
- shoe rack
- a strong picture
- smelling wet earth
- smelling a stinky sock
- anchor
- keep linking in order
- find a sound-alike word
- make food using sunlight
- step 1
- topic in a corner
- nose
- step 4
- whistle
- later today and tomorrow
- step 4
- a blurry shape
- True
- hear the new word
- each link leads on
- step 1
- new words in a language
- a good mind map
- bandar
- the pen stirring tea
- spoon
- hearing a dog bark
- details on small twigs
- False
- easier to keep
- see shapes
- choose a place you know
- False
- step 1
- a school in a SHAWL
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