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.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 5.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a plain grey box (d) a blurry shape
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a net; the net crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the net? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) net (d) tomato
- 9.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the date
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) honesty (d) elephant
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) school (b) foot (c) flower (d) rice
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) table (b) cloud (c) sleep (d) mother
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) touch (c) sound (d) smell
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 29.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) one key word per branch (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in a corner
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) a list of words only
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 38.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an umpire by the blackboard, a vase by the notice board, a cat by the stairs, a violin by the classroom door, a fan by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the vase? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) notice board
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
Answer key
- True
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- a pencil that dances
- True
- smell
- a frog wearing a crown
- frog
- the main topic
- a good mind map
- choose a place you know
- sight
- link it to the next item
- a strong picture
- link it to the next item
- later today and tomorrow
- hear the new word
- step 3
- picture the first item
- honesty
- that item is lost
- a funny, moving one
- rice
- mother
- sound
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- step 4
- new words in a language
- topic in a corner
- step 1
- a bus made of ice
- a weak picture
- link it to the meaning
- a weak picture
- step 1
- step 2
- images stick better
- notice board
- picture the first item
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