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 step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 2.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 4.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) the word in small print
- 6.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 7.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 10.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) hands in icy water (c) smelling wet earth (d) watching fireworks
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) touch (c) sound (d) smell
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a list of words only (d) a sock that smells awful
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) copying a whole page (c) all in one colour (d) topic in the centre
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a far-off still tree
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) small doodles (c) a colour for each branch (d) lines that link ideas
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a cat by the library, a drum by the classroom door, a guava by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the playground, a fan by the blackboard. What did you place by the library? (a) drum (b) guava (c) cat (d) onion
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a flower in a POOL
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling jasmine (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on a violin; the violin tickles a vase. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) violin (c) umpire (d) drum
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) water in a PAN
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a kite by the gate, a guava by the door, a watch by the TV, a rope by the shoe rack, a doll by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) doll (b) guava (c) rope (d) kite
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hearing a whistle (c) stroking soft fur (d) tasting bitter karela
Answer key
- step 1
- one you know very well
- new words in a language
- choose a place you know
- the word in small print
- a poor mind map
- True
- a bus made of ice
- flowers
- False
- link it to the meaning
- a book in a KIT bag
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- step 4
- each link leads on
- smelling wet earth
- hear the new word
- sight
- link it to the next item
- a list of words only
- the word’s meaning
- topic in the centre
- step 1
- funny actions
- a giant pink elephant
- tiny, cramped writing
- step 4
- cat
- a strong picture
- a PIE under your foot
- seeing a red kite fly
- drum
- picture the first item
- True
- picture the first item
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- a strong picture
- guava
- stroking soft fur
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