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 bus made of ice (b) a list of words only (c) a mango that sings (d) a giant pink elephant
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 3.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) paani (c) mez (d) aam
- 5.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight (d) touch
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 12.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) aam (c) chaabi (d) kitaab
- 14.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) make food using sunlight (c) holds up the leaves (d) make seeds
- 17.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) paay (c) kitaab (d) billi
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) mother (b) school (c) key (d) elephant
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a list of words only (c) a mango that sings (d) a dull white wall
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) smell
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 27.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) sound
- 30.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the classroom door, an igloo by the library, a mango by the stairs, a flute by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) jalebi (b) tiger (c) mango (d) igloo
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 36.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 37.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in a corner (d) topic in the centre
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a radio; the radio pulls a ladder. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) ladder (c) wallet (d) vase
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into an orange; the orange sings to a nest. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) duck (b) mango (c) nest (d) guava
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a drum boom (c) hands in icy water (d) smelling jasmine
Answer key
- a list of words only
- keep linking in order
- add more stops
- mez
- True
- leaves
- step 4
- stem
- hear the new word
- taste
- step 1
- make it big and funny
- aam
- True
- the method of loci
- holds up the leaves
- False
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- each link leads on
- chaand
- school
- a mango that sings
- sight
- sight
- find a sound-alike word
- a funny, moving one
- put pictures at stops
- sight
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- link it to the next item
- find a sound-alike word
- picture the first item
- igloo
- link it to the next item
- yes, with new pictures
- topic in a corner
- wallet
- mango
- hands in icy water
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