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.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over an ant; the ant sings to a parrot; the parrot falls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) ant (b) anchor (c) shoe (d) flute
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a bucket; the bucket crashes into a key; the key rolls into a spoon; the spoon falls into a doll. Which item comes right before the key? (a) doll (b) apple (c) bucket (d) key
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) ears (d) skin
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a radio; the radio tickles a duck; the duck rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) duck (c) whistle (d) doll
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) small doodles (c) a colour for each branch (d) details on small twigs
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a pencil that dances (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a far-off still tree
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) aam (c) naak (d) haathi
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) smelling wet earth (c) tasting raw mango (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases an igloo; the igloo pulls a doll; the doll jumps over an orange; the orange tickles an ant. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) doll (b) ant (c) jalebi (d) igloo
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an onion by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the stairs, a tomato by the classroom door, a watch by the notice board, an ant by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) onion (b) ant (c) tomato (d) watch
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 24.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) the word in small print (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jalebi by the dining table, a monkey by the door, a pencil by the sofa, an anchor by the TV, a nest by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) nest (b) pencil (c) monkey (d) anchor
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in the centre (c) one key word per branch (d) a colour for each branch
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a blurry shape (c) a bus made of ice (d) a sock that smells awful
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a mango that sings (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) taste
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) nose (b) tree (c) eye (d) key
Answer key
- anchor
- put pictures at stops
- bucket
- skin
- hear the new word
- radio
- choose a place you know
- picture the first item
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the meaning
- False
- copying a whole page
- a pencil that dances
- naak
- hands in icy water
- link it to the next item
- a school in a SHAWL
- doll
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- the method of loci
- watch
- a flower in a POOL
- True
- the word in small print
- the word’s meaning
- nest
- False
- long sentences
- a weak picture
- a blurry shape
- link it to the meaning
- each link leads on
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- a pale, tiny dot
- sight
- sound
- a good mind map
- eye
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