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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a far-off still tree (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 6.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 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.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) smell
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) see shapes (c) smell smoke (d) smell food
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 13.🗣️ 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
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) haathi (c) mez (d) phool
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) hold the plant firm (d) green, flat and thin
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a drum boom (d) hearing a dog bark
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling wet earth
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 22.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a plain box (d) the word “umbrella”
- 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
- 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bus made of ice (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an ice cream by the notice board, a jug by the classroom door, an urn by the school gate, a tent by the stairs, a candle by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) tent (b) candle (c) jug (d) urn
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a coconut by the TV, a radio by the bed, a duck by the kitchen, a candle by the dining table, a flute by the sofa. Where did you place the flute? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) kitchen (d) bed
- 28.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) small doodles (d) details on small twigs
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a watch; the watch tickles a jug; the jug sits on a lemon; the lemon jumps over a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) violin (b) lemon (c) jug (d) watch
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in the centre (d) long sentences
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) mango (b) nose (c) cat (d) cloud
- 37.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- a strong picture
- picture the first item
- step 4
- step 2
- a far-off still tree
- False
- True
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- taste
- see shapes
- a normal-sized cup
- hear the new word
- put pictures at stops
- naak
- green, flat and thin
- seeing a red kite fly
- put pictures at stops
- smelling wet earth
- stem
- leaves
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- the pen stirring tea
- each link leads on
- a normal-sized cup
- candle
- sofa
- new words in a language
- step 1
- tiny, cramped writing
- step 4
- step 3
- lemon
- topic in the centre
- step 2
- nose
- later today and tomorrow
- the word’s meaning
- step 3
- a weak picture
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