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 memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 2.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) make seeds (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries food to parts
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a parrot by the gate, a lamp by the door, a ladder by the sofa, an owl by the shoe rack, a guava by the TV. Where did you place the owl? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) door (d) shoe rack
- 6.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) long sentences (c) one key word per branch (d) lines that link ideas
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a mango that sings (d) a blurry shape
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to a glass; the glass crashes into a flute; the flute chases an apple; the apple falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) apple (b) flute (c) frog (d) glass
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) hearing a dog bark (c) smelling wet earth (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an umpire by the banyan tree, a vase by the post box, a pencil by the fruit cart, a tent by the bus stop, a kettle by the park gate. What did you place by the park gate? (a) pencil (b) umpire (c) tent (d) kettle
- 11.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a rope; the rope rolls into a ladder; the ladder chases an owl; the owl sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) radio (c) owl (d) rope
- 13.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it needs no review (c) it hides the ideas (d) it is longer
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) skin
- 17.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) a colour for each branch (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a normal-sized cup
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) neend (c) kitaab (d) billi
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) tree (b) table (c) eye (d) school
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries food to parts (c) make food using sunlight (d) have tiny pores
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hearing a drum boom (c) tasting raw mango (d) smelling jasmine
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a drum boom
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) sakhar (c) chaabi (d) billi
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) grow under the ground (d) have tiny pores
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a plain grey box (c) a far-off still tree (d) a kite as big as a house
- 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) your name (d) the date
- 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 37.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a shoe by the shoe rack, a cat by the TV, a duck by the sofa, a van by the door, an ice cream by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) shoe (b) van (c) duck (d) ice cream
Answer key
- step 2
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- step 1
- green, flat and thin
- shoe rack
- long sentences
- a mango that sings
- apple
- smelling wet earth
- kettle
- True
- owl
- it shows how ideas link
- ears
- roots
- tongue
- True
- new words in a language
- ideas with no links
- picture the first item
- that item is lost
- a giant pink elephant
- billi
- school
- carries food to parts
- smelling jasmine
- seeing a red kite fly
- shala
- grow under the ground
- a kite as big as a house
- a monkey in a BAND
- True
- False
- False
- the main topic
- replay the story
- False
- step 3
- picture the first item
- van
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