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 keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a net; the net pulls a kettle; the kettle falls into an orange; the orange chases a goat. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) coconut (c) kettle (d) goat
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a needle by the TV, a cat by the dining table, a net by the sofa, an igloo by the shoe rack, a kettle by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) kettle (b) needle (c) net (d) cat
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a ball; the ball tickles a guava; the guava jumps over an urn; the urn sits on a monkey. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) ball (b) guava (c) monkey (d) net
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a candle; the candle falls into an owl; the owl crashes into a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) needle (b) candle (c) owl (d) cat
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a spoon; the spoon tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a tomato; the tomato falls into an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) tomato (c) apple (d) anchor
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) holds up the leaves
- 15.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) haathi (c) sakhar (d) phool
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an apple by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the classroom door, an urn by the notice board, a guava by the blackboard, a lemon by the stairs. Where did you place the lemon? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) notice board
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a needle; the needle crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) bucket (b) needle (c) ladder (d) guava
- 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a ball; the ball bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a tent; the tent rolls into a mango. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) pillow (b) ball (c) inkpot (d) mango
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in the centre (c) details on small twigs (d) all in one colour
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a rope; the rope tickles a glass; the glass falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) rope (c) mango (d) lemon
- 27.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) parrot (b) candle (c) nest (d) inkpot
- 29.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) take in water from soil (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pencil that dances (c) a blurry shape (d) a list of words only
- 35.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it needs no review (d) it hides the ideas
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) make food using sunlight (d) green, flat and thin
- 37.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) lines that link ideas (c) copying a whole page (d) ideas with no links
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a van; the van sings to an orange. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) shoe (c) van (d) spoon
- 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.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) your name
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- goat
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- step 4
- net
- False
- guava
- needle
- spoon
- taste
- step 3
- replay the story
- grow under the ground
- a poor mind map
- haathi
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- stairs
- step 1
- bucket
- a PIE under your foot
- ball
- a strong picture
- all in one colour
- mango
- to keep the order
- nest
- funny actions
- make food using sunlight
- find a sound-alike word
- picture the first item
- a weak picture
- a pencil that dances
- it shows how ideas link
- carries water upward
- lines that link ideas
- van
- picture the first item
- the main topic
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