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 memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste salty (b) read words (c) taste sweet (d) smell smoke
- 3.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 6.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sound
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 16.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jug by the library, a watch by the blackboard, a ball by the classroom door, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the playground. Where did you place the ball? (a) playground (b) library (c) classroom door (d) blackboard
- 19.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 24.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 25.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) long sentences (c) details on small twigs (d) lines that link ideas
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a frog by the bus stop, a tent by the park gate, a kite by the fruit cart, a lamp by the post box, a banana by the banyan tree. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) banana (b) lamp (c) frog (d) kite
- 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a blurry shape
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a cat by the stairs, a bucket by the classroom door, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the blackboard, a monkey by the notice board. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) monkey (b) pencil (c) bucket (d) cat
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling jasmine (d) tasting raw mango
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pencil that dances (d) a dull white wall
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) the word in small print
- 35.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) school (c) elephant (d) rice
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
Answer key
- step 2
- smell smoke
- False
- step 1
- step 3
- add more stops
- link it to the next item
- taste
- yes, with new pictures
- a good mind map
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- step 4
- smell
- picture the first item
- honesty
- funny actions
- classroom door
- False
- True
- sight
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- later today and tomorrow
- long sentences
- link it to the meaning
- kite
- the pen stirring tea
- a blurry shape
- pencil
- smelling jasmine
- link it to the next item
- a pencil that dances
- the word in small print
- a funny, moving one
- a PIE under your foot
- fish
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- replay the story
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