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 of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) all in one colour (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a goat; the goat chases an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a mango; the mango sings to a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) goat (c) candle (d) glass
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) paay (c) ped (d) machhli
- 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.🗣️ 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
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a goat; the goat jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles a monkey; the monkey falls into a tent. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) pillow (c) monkey (d) goat
- 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 11.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 12.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tent by the sofa, a watch by the TV, a duck by the shoe rack, an ice cream by the door, a wallet by the dining table. Where did you place the wallet? (a) door (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) TV
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) mango (c) sleep (d) rice
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a pillow; the pillow crashes into a needle; the needle sings to a van; the van rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) orange (b) pillow (c) van (d) tiger
- 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting bitter karela
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) lines that link ideas (c) ideas with no links (d) copying a whole page
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a fan; the fan sings to a kettle; the kettle rolls into an apple; the apple tickles a coconut. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) apple (c) ladder (d) kettle
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) turn into fruit
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 32.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) taste sour (c) smell food (d) hear voices
- 34.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 35.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases an umpire; the umpire tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into a needle. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) needle (b) ladder (c) umpire (d) ant
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) ears (d) nose
Answer key
- small doodles
- goat
- step 1
- True
- machhli
- put pictures at stops
- find a sound-alike word
- sounds like the new word
- monkey
- new words in a language
- a laughing tiffin box
- yes, with new pictures
- roots
- dining table
- sugar
- orange
- replay the story
- smelling wet earth
- lines that link ideas
- choose a place you know
- a monkey in a BAND
- fix stops in order
- choose a place you know
- ladder
- a weak picture
- False
- True
- add more stops
- turn into fruit
- step 4
- taste
- tiny, cramped writing
- taste sour
- that item is lost
- True
- step 4
- ladder
- a weak picture
- a strong picture
- nose
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