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: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) paay (c) billi (d) neend
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a dull white wall (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 9.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) topic in the centre (c) long sentences (d) topic in a corner
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 16.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) key (b) flower (c) water (d) school
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) haathi (c) shala (d) ped
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a lemon; the lemon rolls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a kite; the kite tickles a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) apple (c) kite (d) lamp
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) elephant (c) monkey (d) flower
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch (d) sound
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) taste
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 30.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) nothing at all (c) the letters only (d) a blank page
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) take in water from soil (c) attract bees (d) green, flat and thin
- 32.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a far-off still tree
- 34.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a plain grey box (c) a dull white wall (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a mango that sings
- 38.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) tongue (d) nose
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- step 3
- find a sound-alike word
- neend
- touch
- a dull white wall
- replay the story
- step 3
- funny actions
- topic in the centre
- put pictures at stops
- roots
- find a sound-alike word
- the pen stirring tea
- True
- roots
- False
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- each link leads on
- school
- kitaab
- lamp
- a strong picture
- fix stops in order
- moon
- step 1
- sound
- step 4
- sight
- a good mind map
- a bird leaving a cage
- take in water from soil
- False
- a kite as big as a house
- add more stops
- picture the first item
- a frog wearing a crown
- a pale, tiny dot
- True
- eyes
- find a sound-alike word
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