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 of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 3.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 4.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting salty chips
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a radio by the dining table, a van by the bed, a drum by the kitchen, a frog by the TV, a shoe by the sofa. What did you place by the bed? (a) radio (b) frog (c) shoe (d) van
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) cloud (b) rice (c) key (d) mother
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) the word in small print (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a dull white wall
- 13.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) throw it away (c) redraw it from memory (d) frame it
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) attract bees (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 20.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in the centre (c) all in one colour (d) small doodles
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a cat by the stairs, a wallet by the notice board, an inkpot by the classroom door, a whistle by the blackboard, a tiger by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the wallet? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) notice board (d) stairs
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see shapes (b) hear music (c) taste sweet (d) hear a bell
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a coconut by the sofa, a rose by the kitchen, a lemon by the dining table, a net by the shoe rack, an urn by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) urn (b) rose (c) lemon (d) net
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a cat; the cat tickles a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) tomato (c) needle (d) vase
- 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 37.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) hearing a drum boom (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling wet earth
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a tent; the tent tickles a kite; the kite falls into a parrot; the parrot sits on a drum. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) kite (b) tent (c) drum (d) parrot
Answer key
- a frog wearing a crown
- smell
- add more stops
- a school in a SHAWL
- step 4
- hearing a dog bark
- step 1
- a strong picture
- van
- rice
- step 1
- a sock that smells awful
- redraw it from memory
- carries food to parts
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- step 3
- yes, with new pictures
- True
- a weak picture
- all in one colour
- notice board
- a strong picture
- link it to the next item
- see shapes
- leaves
- urn
- skin
- link it to the meaning
- step 2
- a pale, tiny dot
- link it to the next item
- tomato
- a SACK full of sugar
- True
- choose a place you know
- watching fireworks
- kite
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