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.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a tent; the tent pulls an orange; the orange rolls into a watch; the watch jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) onion (b) watch (c) orange (d) tent
- 2.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a net by the blackboard, a watch by the playground, a spoon by the library, a glass by the classroom door, a jeep by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) net (b) watch (c) spoon (d) glass
- 8.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) make food using sunlight (c) take in water from soil (d) carries water upward
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) skin (d) tongue
- 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) turn into fruit (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a pencil by the dining table, a cat by the sofa, a radio by the bed, an urn by the TV, an apple by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) urn (b) pencil (c) radio (d) cat
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an apple by the notice board, a radio by the classroom door, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the school gate, a wallet by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) apple (b) radio (c) rope (d) wallet
- 18.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a blurry shape
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a nest by the sofa, a banana by the dining table, a key by the shoe rack, a spoon by the kitchen, an ice cream by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) key (b) ice cream (c) nest (d) banana
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the stairs, a rose by the school gate, a sock by the notice board, a jalebi by the classroom door. Where did you place the tomato? (a) school gate (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 25.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in a corner (d) topic in the centre
- 26.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the date
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) book (b) flower (c) monkey (d) school
- 29.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 30.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a frog by the shoe rack, a ladder by the sofa, a sock by the door, a fan by the dining table, a kite by the TV. Where did you place the sock? (a) door (b) dining table (c) TV (d) shoe rack
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting salty chips (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling wet earth (d) stroking soft fur
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a blurry shape (d) a mango that sings
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
Answer key
- tent
- to keep the order
- taste
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- net
- a funny, moving one
- step 2
- carries water upward
- tongue
- later today and tomorrow
- step 1
- flowers
- turn into fruit
- urn
- rope
- False
- a blurry shape
- nest
- picture the first item
- teacher’s desk
- find a sound-alike word
- a weak picture
- topic in the centre
- the main topic
- step 4
- school
- yes, with new pictures
- images stick better
- hear the new word
- link it to the meaning
- door
- choose a place you know
- fix stops in order
- stroking soft fur
- a strong picture
- a blurry shape
- stem
- step 1
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