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 keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) smell
- 4.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I AM eating a mango
- 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) sleep (b) mango (c) key (d) sugar
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 12.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) honesty (c) elephant (d) banana
- 13.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a list of words only
- 16.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an umpire by the classroom door, a pencil by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the stairs, a needle by the notice board, a lamp by the school gate. What did you place by the school gate? (a) lamp (b) tomato (c) umpire (d) needle
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 22.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a rose by the slide, a rope by the park gate, a drum by the fruit cart, a ball by the swing, a tiger by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) rose (b) drum (c) rope (d) tiger
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a bucket; the bucket pulls a sock; the sock falls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) watch (b) bucket (c) radio (d) sock
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 28.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a plain grey box (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 32.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 36.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in the centre (c) copying a whole page (d) long sentences
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) stroking soft fur (d) hearing a drum boom
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) attract bees (c) make food using sunlight (d) hold the plant firm
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
Answer key
- step 1
- that item is lost
- sound
- a school in a SHAWL
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the meaning
- later today and tomorrow
- step 4
- key
- link it to the next item
- replay the story
- honesty
- yes, with new pictures
- True
- a list of words only
- False
- lamp
- fix stops in order
- smell
- sight
- step 1
- True
- choose a place you know
- link it to the next item
- rose
- sock
- step 4
- new words in a language
- a plain grey box
- False
- the word’s meaning
- redraw it from memory
- flowers
- put pictures at stops
- to keep the order
- topic in the centre
- hearing a drum boom
- picture the first item
- make food using sunlight
- step 2
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