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 poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) one key word per branch (c) copying a whole page (d) lines that link ideas
- 2.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a CHUBBY key
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) all in one colour (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in a corner
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a vase; the vase pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) violin (b) radio (c) tent (d) bucket
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a blurry shape
- 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a key by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the notice board, a doll by the school gate, an igloo by the stairs, a candle by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) candle (b) key (c) fan (d) igloo
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) cloud (b) foot (c) mother (d) nose
- 11.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) smelling wet earth (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting salty chips
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a radio; the radio sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) rose (b) radio (c) coconut (d) ball
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 17.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a small grey dot
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sound
- 19.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 20.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a list of words only
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a guava by the shoe rack, a key by the dining table, an owl by the TV, a ball by the door, a cat by the sofa. Where did you place the guava? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) TV
- 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) sakhar (c) haathi (d) kitaab
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) skin
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a coconut by the slide, a guava by the swing, a candle by the fruit cart, a glass by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) glass (b) guava (c) umbrella (d) candle
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 27.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the blackboard, a ladder by the stairs, a ball by the classroom door, an urn by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ladder (b) pillow (c) urn (d) flute
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a radio by the library, a wallet by the stairs, a jeep by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the blackboard, a jalebi by the classroom door. Where did you place the mango? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a pillow by the library, a radio by the blackboard, a guava by the playground, a ladder by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) pillow (b) ladder (c) guava (d) onion
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a rope by the TV, a tomato by the sofa, a pencil by the kitchen, a mirror by the dining table, a goat by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) pencil (b) mirror (c) rope (d) goat
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) igloo (c) van (d) goat
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) shala (c) bhaat (d) aai
- 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a list of words only (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell food (b) hear voices (c) see colours (d) smell flowers
- 40.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention
Answer key
- copying a whole page
- a school in a SHAWL
- a colour for each branch
- bucket
- find a sound-alike word
- a bright red flying cow
- to keep the order
- keep linking in order
- fan
- mother
- one you know very well
- taste
- smelling wet earth
- radio
- sounds like the new word
- step 2
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- sound
- yes, with new pictures
- a sock that smells awful
- shoe rack
- replay the story
- haathi
- eyes
- glass
- a good mind map
- False
- redraw it from memory
- step 2
- ladder
- blackboard
- link it to the next item
- pillow
- hear the new word
- rope
- cat
- bhaat
- a frog wearing a crown
- see colours
- images stick better
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