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 is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a dull white wall
- 2.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting raw mango (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a drum boom
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) monkey (b) school (c) mango (d) nose
- 6.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 9.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a rope by the bus stop, a watch by the park gate, an owl by the fruit cart, a sock by the banyan tree, a shoe by the post box. Where did you place the owl? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) bus stop
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) hear music (c) see shapes (d) feel rough or smooth
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tent by the notice board, a guava by the school gate, an orange by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the classroom door, a needle by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) inkpot (b) orange (c) guava (d) tent
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in the centre (c) small doodles (d) a colour for each branch
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) skin (d) ears
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a dull white wall (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 24.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) make food using sunlight (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) carries water upward (d) take in water from soil
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a list of words only (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a dull white wall
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) the word in small print (c) a list of words only (d) a dull white wall
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a wallet; the wallet pulls a violin; the violin sings to an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) shoe (c) violin (d) wallet
- 32.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a mango that sings
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a guava by the sofa, a net by the shoe rack, a radio by the TV, a pencil by the dining table, a wallet by the kitchen. Where did you place the net? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) shoe rack
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a whistle
- 36.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 37.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) one key word per branch (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 38.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it hides the ideas (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it needs no review
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
- 40.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
Answer key
- a laughing tiffin box
- True
- later today and tomorrow
- hearing a drum boom
- nose
- add more stops
- sight
- funny actions
- images stick better
- a strong picture
- fruit cart
- the word’s meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- feel rough or smooth
- inkpot
- all in one colour
- ears
- a strong picture
- step 3
- step 1
- a sock that smells awful
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- a good mind map
- step 3
- grow under the ground
- take in water from soil
- a kite as big as a house
- step 2
- a frog wearing a crown
- shoe
- True
- a plain grey box
- shoe rack
- hands in icy water
- that item is lost
- ideas with no links
- it shows how ideas link
- a far-off still tree
- one you know very well
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