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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 5.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) the word in small print (c) a pencil that dances (d) a giant pink elephant
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the swing, a net by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the slide, a radio by the banyan tree, a kettle by the park gate. What did you place by the swing? (a) kettle (b) inkpot (c) net (d) owl
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a dog bark (d) hands in icy water
- 17.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) nothing at all (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) the letters only
- 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) have tiny pores (d) turn into fruit
- 22.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a needle by the sofa, an ice cream by the dining table, a tiger by the bed, an onion by the kitchen, a doll by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) needle (b) tiger (c) ice cream (d) doll
- 24.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a pillow; the pillow tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) jalebi (b) inkpot (c) shoe (d) onion
- 26.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) foot (b) mother (c) book (d) water
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a dull white wall (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bright red flying cow
- 30.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) tasting raw mango (d) watching fireworks
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a van by the bus stop, a fan by the post box, a shoe by the banyan tree, a tiger by the fruit cart, an ant by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) fan (d) van
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a list of words only (c) a dull white wall (d) a bright red flying cow
- 38.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
Answer key
- replay the story
- step 3
- a SACK full of sugar
- link it to the meaning
- False
- make it big and funny
- find a sound-alike word
- the word’s meaning
- hear the new word
- the word in small print
- owl
- find a sound-alike word
- put pictures at stops
- a poor mind map
- taste
- smelling a stinky sock
- a bird leaving a cage
- a funny, moving one
- keep linking in order
- flowers
- turn into fruit
- easier to keep
- ice cream
- to keep the order
- shoe
- False
- book
- True
- a bright red flying cow
- funny actions
- step 2
- hearing a drum boom
- a strong picture
- new words in a language
- fan
- step 1
- a bright red flying cow
- False
- a KNOCK on the nose
- eyes
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