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 step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) one key word per branch (d) ideas with no links
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a list of words only (d) a far-off still tree
- 7.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) carries water upward
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto an ant; the ant sits on a frog; the frog chases a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) fan (c) banana (d) frog
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting bitter karela (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a whistle
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an inkpot by the TV, a coconut by the door, a vase by the shoe rack, a tomato by the sofa, a banana by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) vase (c) coconut (d) banana
- 18.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a bus made of ice (d) a giant pink elephant
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) table (b) cloud (c) fish (d) nose
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a drum boom (d) tasting raw mango
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 25.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a mango that sings (d) a plain grey box
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a sock that smells awful
- 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting salty chips
- 33.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a lemon by the TV, a guava by the bed, an inkpot by the kitchen, an urn by the dining table, a shoe by the sofa. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) kitchen (d) bed
- 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) water in a PAN (d) a PIE under your foot
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 37.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) make food using sunlight (c) turn into fruit (d) holds up the leaves
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
Answer key
- step 2
- step 2
- step 2
- ideas with no links
- keep linking in order
- a laughing tiffin box
- False
- carries water upward
- step 1
- ant
- a weak picture
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- replay the story
- hearing a whistle
- take in water from soil
- coconut
- to keep the order
- roots
- the word in small print
- a poor mind map
- nose
- hearing a drum boom
- step 1
- new words in a language
- a mango that sings
- keep linking in order
- choose a place you know
- that item is lost
- a sock that smells awful
- funny actions
- seeing a red kite fly
- one you know very well
- kitchen
- a SACK full of sugar
- touch
- True
- grow under the ground
- a good mind map
- hear the new word
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