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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 2.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) small doodles (c) a colour for each branch (d) ideas with no links
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) hands in icy water (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting bitter karela
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into an umpire; the umpire tickles a mirror; the mirror sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) glass (b) umpire (c) frog (d) mirror
- 7.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a CHUBBY key
- 8.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a blurry shape (d) a plain grey box
- 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 10.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) hear voices (c) read words (d) hear a bell
- 12.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) ideas with no links (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in a corner
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into an urn; the urn rolls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a frog. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) duck (b) candle (c) frog (d) spoon
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting salty chips (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) small doodles (c) topic in a corner (d) copying a whole page
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) make seeds (d) grow under the ground
- 20.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) colour it again (c) redraw it from memory (d) throw it away
- 21.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) hearing a whistle (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting raw mango
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a mirror by the kitchen, a violin by the TV, a bucket by the bed, an igloo by the dining table, an umpire by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) bucket (b) umpire (c) mirror (d) igloo
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 26.True or false: “long sentences” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a bus made of ice (d) a list of words only
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 32.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 36.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) the word in small print (c) a mango that sings (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
Answer key
- that item is lost
- ideas with no links
- step 1
- tasting bitter karela
- link it to the next item
- frog
- a school in a SHAWL
- a frog wearing a crown
- each link leads on
- yes, with new pictures
- read words
- a colour for each branch
- duck
- step 3
- seeing a red kite fly
- a strong picture
- small doodles
- taste
- make seeds
- redraw it from memory
- later today and tomorrow
- watching fireworks
- mirror
- a weak picture
- keep linking in order
- True
- choose a place you know
- the pen stirring tea
- step 1
- a bus made of ice
- step 4
- add more stops
- find a sound-alike word
- a strong picture
- the word’s meaning
- True
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- the word in small print
- a sock that smells awful
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