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 memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling wet earth (c) tasting salty chips (d) stroking soft fur
- 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) make food using sunlight
- 8.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a dull white wall (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a list of words only
- 9.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a drum boom
- 11.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a guava by the gate, a tomato by the TV, a tent by the sofa, a net by the door, a rose by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) tomato (b) net (c) rose (d) tent
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) images stick better (d) words are useless
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) naak (c) phool (d) shala
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a ball; the ball falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a rose; the rose sings to a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) ball (b) radio (c) kettle (d) rose
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 19.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a mango that sings
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an umbrella by the stairs, a jug by the library, an apple by the blackboard, a coconut by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the classroom door. Where did you place the coconut? (a) library (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
- 26.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) it looks empty (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) attract bees (c) make seeds (d) grow under the ground
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a cat by the shoe rack, a kettle by the gate, a ball by the door, a net by the sofa, an igloo by the TV. What did you place by the door? (a) igloo (b) net (c) kettle (d) ball
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) nose (d) eyes
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) smell food (c) read words (d) feel a light touch
- 34.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) redraw it from memory (d) frame it
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) smelling wet earth (c) hearing a dog bark (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 38.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
Answer key
- stroking soft fur
- a funny, moving one
- picture the first item
- step 3
- new words in a language
- put pictures at stops
- make food using sunlight
- a bright red flying cow
- True
- seeing a red kite fly
- a PIE under your foot
- smell
- tomato
- link it to the next item
- images stick better
- shala
- rose
- step 1
- a normal-sized cup
- flowers
- link it to the meaning
- keep linking in order
- a plain grey box
- later today and tomorrow
- teacher’s desk
- quick to see and recall
- grow under the ground
- step 1
- that item is lost
- ball
- skin
- picture the first item
- feel a light touch
- redraw it from memory
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- feeling a prickly cactus
- add more stops
- link it to the next item
- step 3
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