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 story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 3.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) no reason
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a ladder by the dining table, a radio by the door, a tomato by the TV, a van by the shoe rack, a rope by the sofa. Where did you place the tomato? (a) shoe rack (b) door (c) TV (d) dining table
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles an orange; the orange sits on a watch; the watch crashes into a cat; the cat sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) watch (b) cat (c) apple (d) tiger
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries food to parts (c) have tiny pores (d) attract bees
- 19.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) book (b) mango (c) eye (d) sugar
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a plain grey box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a dull white wall
- 23.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it needs no review (d) it is longer
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) eyes (d) skin
- 27.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 29.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the date (c) the main topic (d) your name
- 30.🔗 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
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 33.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) a list of words only
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) book (c) elephant (d) nose
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a drum boom
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) bandar (c) bhaat (d) shala
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch (d) sound
- 39.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a fan by the door, an ice cream by the sofa, a coconut by the TV, a lamp by the shoe rack, a ladder by the dining table. What did you place by the sofa? (a) coconut (b) ice cream (c) fan (d) ladder
Answer key
- step 1
- step 3
- yes, with new pictures
- choose a place you know
- funny actions
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- quick to see and recall
- skin
- step 3
- later today and tomorrow
- find a sound-alike word
- TV
- tiger
- the pen stirring tea
- find a sound-alike word
- fix stops in order
- carries food to parts
- add more stops
- book
- keep linking in order
- a pencil that dances
- it shows how ideas link
- step 4
- keep linking in order
- skin
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- the main topic
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- flowers
- a laughing tiffin box
- eye
- hearing a drum boom
- choose a place you know
- machhli
- touch
- True
- ice cream
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