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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
- 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) baadal (c) paani (d) billi
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an ice cream by the slide, an ant by the bench, an apple by the swing, an orange by the fruit cart, a spoon by the park gate. Where did you place the ant? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) bench (d) park gate
- 16.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a mirror by the swing, a shoe by the banyan tree, a tiger by the fruit cart, a frog by the park gate, a candle by the post box. Where did you place the frog? (a) swing (b) banyan tree (c) post box (d) park gate
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a glass by the park gate, an umpire by the swing, a mirror by the post box, a candle by the banyan tree, a goat by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) umpire (b) candle (c) mirror (d) goat
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a radio by the fruit cart, a sock by the swing, a whistle by the slide, a needle by the park gate, a kite by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) sock (b) needle (c) radio (d) kite
- 21.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a list of words only (d) a giant pink elephant
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a list of words only (d) a sock that smells awful
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a vase; the vase sits on a goat; the goat rolls into a tiger; the tiger pulls a frog. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) goat (b) tiger (c) vase (d) frog
- 26.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a blurry shape (d) a bright red flying cow
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) water (b) mango (c) nose (d) moon
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a mango by the TV, an ant by the dining table, an ice cream by the kitchen, a kettle by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) mango (b) kettle (c) jalebi (d) ant
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pencil that dances (c) the word in small print (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a drum; the drum tickles a wallet; the wallet sings to a sock; the sock sits on a spoon. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) sock (b) drum (c) spoon (d) pencil
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a dull white wall (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 38.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 39.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an onion by the sofa, a kite by the TV, a glass by the kitchen, an anchor by the dining table, a fan by the shoe rack. Where did you place the fan? (a) shoe rack (b) kitchen (c) TV (d) sofa
Answer key
- picture the first item
- step 4
- step 4
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- new words in a language
- link it to the next item
- a pale, tiny dot
- aam
- find a sound-alike word
- hear the new word
- funny actions
- picture the first item
- step 4
- that item is lost
- bench
- fix stops in order
- park gate
- step 2
- mirror
- sock
- a list of words only
- yes, with new pictures
- step 2
- a sock that smells awful
- goat
- True
- a blurry shape
- fix stops in order
- the pen stirring tea
- nose
- ant
- the word in small print
- picture the first item
- drum
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- a frog wearing a crown
- one you know very well
- True
- shoe rack
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