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 pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a whistle (b) tasting bitter karela (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling jasmine
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a drum by the bed, a watch by the TV, a wallet by the dining table, an onion by the sofa, an anchor by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) watch (b) drum (c) wallet (d) onion
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 9.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a wallet; the wallet tickles an anchor; the anchor falls into a van; the van rolls into a watch. Which item comes right before the van? (a) anchor (b) coconut (c) wallet (d) watch
- 11.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 giant pink elephant
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a shoe by the stairs, a glass by the notice board, a van by the classroom door, a whistle by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the school gate. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) whistle (b) van (c) shoe (d) wallet
- 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
- 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) sakhar (c) haathi (d) neend
- 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) aai (c) paani (d) chaand
- 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 27.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a spoon; the spoon chases a flute; the flute pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) spoon (b) jalebi (c) bucket (d) duck
- 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) I NEED sleep
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a flute by the stairs, a doll by the school gate, a sock by the notice board, an anchor by the classroom door, an owl by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) doll (b) anchor (c) owl (d) sock
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) carries water upward (d) have tiny pores
- 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 35.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 36.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it hides the ideas (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it is longer
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 38.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) I NEED sleep
- 40.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they need no attention (c) images stick better (d) they are boring
Answer key
- a weak picture
- hearing a whistle
- watch
- link it to the meaning
- step 1
- new words in a language
- step 3
- sight
- True
- anchor
- a normal-sized cup
- link it to the next item
- whistle
- the pen stirring tea
- replay the story
- keep linking in order
- step 4
- each link leads on
- fix stops in order
- one you know very well
- step 2
- sakhar
- a SACK full of sugar
- keep linking in order
- ped
- that item is lost
- True
- duck
- a BAT made of rice
- sock
- step 2
- step 2
- have tiny pores
- a DOLL with big eyes
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- it shows how ideas link
- hear the new word
- False
- I AM eating a mango
- images stick better
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