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 weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a bright red flying cow (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a radio; the radio sits on a jeep; the jeep sings to a van. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) jeep (c) umbrella (d) van
- 3.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) tree (b) foot (c) nose (d) key
- 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a mango that sings (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 11.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
- 12.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 15.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) water in a PAN
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hands in icy water (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a dog bark
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) tree (b) book (c) monkey (d) water
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a banana; the banana falls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) fan (b) urn (c) banana (d) igloo
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 23.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) ears
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) turn into fruit (c) carries water upward (d) hold the plant firm
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a candle; the candle falls into a guava; the guava rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) doll (b) ice cream (c) flute (d) candle
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) smell
- 34.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) hearing a dog bark (c) seeing a glowing star (d) feeling a prickly cactus
Answer key
- the word in small print
- umbrella
- True
- True
- False
- picture the first item
- foot
- a cat paying a BILL
- the word’s meaning
- a normal-sized cup
- yes, with new pictures
- to keep the order
- a plain grey box
- picture the first item
- a PIE under your foot
- hearing a dog bark
- water
- a strong picture
- a poor mind map
- igloo
- picture the first item
- funny actions
- add more stops
- picture the first item
- hear the new word
- sound
- ears
- step 3
- carries water upward
- put pictures at stops
- flute
- a poor mind map
- taste
- False
- step 3
- a school in a SHAWL
- a weak picture
- step 4
- picture the first item
- feeling a prickly cactus
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