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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 3.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a list of words only
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a fan by the kitchen, a duck by the TV, a vase by the sofa, an anchor by the shoe rack, a spoon by the dining table. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) vase (b) anchor (c) fan (d) duck
- 8.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) taste (c) smell (d) sight
- 10.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) small doodles (d) long sentences
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a ladder; the ladder jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) ladder (c) inkpot (d) drum
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) billi (c) chaand (d) sakhar
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a plain grey box
- 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into a vase; the vase chases a lemon; the lemon sits on a whistle. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) monkey (c) doll (d) lemon
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a watch by the shoe rack, a rope by the TV, a glass by the door, an ice cream by the dining table, a doll by the sofa. Where did you place the glass? (a) TV (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) door
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a mango by the stairs, a tiger by the notice board, a drum by the blackboard, an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the classroom door. Where did you place the tiger? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
- 23.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sour (b) smell flowers (c) see colours (d) hear music
- 25.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 26.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) touch
- 28.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 30.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 31.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a pencil by the stairs, a key by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the classroom door, a cat by the school gate, a needle by the notice board. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) wallet (b) key (c) needle (d) cat
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) taste (c) smell (d) touch
- 39.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a dull white wall
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a needle by the swing, a spoon by the banyan tree, a violin by the park gate, a nest by the fruit cart, a kite by the slide. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) kite (b) nest (c) violin (d) spoon
Answer key
- a strong picture
- step 2
- to keep the order
- step 4
- a list of words only
- a strong picture
- anchor
- add more stops
- touch
- long sentences
- step 1
- step 2
- False
- drum
- naak
- step 3
- a plain grey box
- a DOLL with big eyes
- lemon
- link it to the meaning
- door
- notice board
- later today and tomorrow
- see colours
- the method of loci
- new words in a language
- smell
- True
- keep linking in order
- that item is lost
- False
- yes, with new pictures
- a poor mind map
- step 3
- sounds like the new word
- step 2
- key
- smell
- a dull white wall
- spoon
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