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.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 2.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a flower in a POOL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a lemon; the lemon falls into a pencil; the pencil tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a key. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) key (b) bucket (c) onion (d) lemon
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tiger by the bed, a frog by the kitchen, a pillow by the dining table, a jug by the sofa, a violin by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) violin (b) pillow (c) jug (d) frog
- 5.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the date (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling jasmine (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a whistle (d) stroking soft fur
- 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pencil that dances
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over an owl; the owl chases a ball. Which item comes right after the net? (a) banana (b) net (c) owl (d) frog
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a far-off still tree (d) a blurry shape
- 14.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting raw mango
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an anchor by the bus stop, an umpire by the fruit cart, a lamp by the post box, a coconut by the park gate, a kite by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lamp (b) anchor (c) coconut (d) kite
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) eyes (d) skin
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 23.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) long sentences (c) topic in the centre (d) lines that link ideas
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a whistle by the dining table, a sock by the shoe rack, an ant by the TV, a candle by the sofa, a kite by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) sock (b) candle (c) kite (d) whistle
- 26.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) copying a whole page (c) a colour for each branch (d) long sentences
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tiger by the dining table, an igloo by the bed, a mango by the kitchen, a pencil by the TV, a vase by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) igloo (b) mango (c) tiger (d) vase
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a vase; the vase tickles a whistle. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) anchor (b) banana (c) coconut (d) whistle
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a needle; the needle bounces onto a candle; the candle chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) tiger (c) candle (d) needle
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 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
- hear the new word
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- lemon
- pillow
- the main topic
- hearing a whistle
- a normal-sized cup
- a weak picture
- the word’s meaning
- a weak picture
- keep linking in order
- frog
- a giant pink elephant
- add more stops
- later today and tomorrow
- step 4
- tasting raw mango
- anchor
- choose a place you know
- skin
- link it to the meaning
- step 1
- long sentences
- step 1
- kite
- new words in a language
- make food using sunlight
- False
- step 1
- step 3
- find a sound-alike word
- replay the story
- that item is lost
- put pictures at stops
- a colour for each branch
- vase
- whistle
- needle
- sound
- picture the first item
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