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.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a tomato; the tomato pulls a kettle; the kettle crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) kettle (b) ant (c) cat (d) duck
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a shoe by the kitchen, a monkey by the TV, an orange by the bed, an ant by the dining table, a tent by the sofa. Where did you place the monkey? (a) TV (b) kitchen (c) sofa (d) dining table
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 6.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) long sentences (c) copying a whole page (d) topic in the centre
- 7.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) topic in a corner (d) one key word per branch
- 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) read words (b) taste sweet (c) feel hot and cold (d) hear music
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) chaand (c) naak (d) machhli
- 12.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a radio; the radio jumps over a drum; the drum chases a ball; the ball crashes into a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) drum (c) radio (d) owl
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) take in water from soil (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 18.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 20.🔗 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
- 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.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) the letters only (d) nothing at all
- 23.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 24.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a plain grey box (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a pencil that dances
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a blurry shape (c) a mango that sings (d) a giant pink elephant
- 26.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 28.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a dog bark
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a violin by the swing, a banana by the park gate, a kite by the slide, a jalebi by the bench, a bucket by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) violin (b) kite (c) bucket (d) banana
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a mango that sings (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a dull white wall
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases an umpire; the umpire bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a vase. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) vase (c) whistle (d) ice cream
- 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a radio; the radio pulls a vase; the vase crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) orange (b) vase (c) frog (d) radio
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 38.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a doll; the doll jumps over a lamp; the lamp falls into a needle; the needle tickles an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) inkpot (c) radio (d) lamp
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into a ladder; the ladder jumps over a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ladder (b) sock (c) cat (d) lemon
Answer key
- duck
- TV
- step 2
- step 1
- step 3
- topic in the centre
- topic in a corner
- later today and tomorrow
- feel hot and cold
- the word’s meaning
- chaand
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- radio
- step 1
- take in water from soil
- step 4
- grow under the ground
- new words in a language
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- a bird leaving a cage
- the method of loci
- a plain grey box
- a blurry shape
- add more stops
- flowers
- to keep the order
- smelling wet earth
- make seeds
- kite
- hear the new word
- a mango that sings
- ice cream
- replay the story
- vase
- hear the new word
- True
- needle
- sock
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