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, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 2.🏰 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 park gate, a rope by the post box, a shoe by the swing, a lamp by the banyan tree, a coconut by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) coconut (b) mirror (c) shoe (d) rope
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a violin; the violin crashes into an apple; the apple chases a kite; the kite sings to an igloo. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) apple (b) violin (c) anchor (d) kite
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a whistle (d) hands in icy water
- 8.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) small doodles (b) long sentences (c) ideas with no links (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 11.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a CHUBBY key
- 13.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a plain box
- 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 15.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) a dull white wall
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) rice (b) fish (c) flower (d) eye
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) read words (c) taste sour (d) smell food
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a whistle (b) watching fireworks (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting salty chips
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a jug; the jug pulls a glass; the glass chases a bucket; the bucket falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) jug (b) anchor (c) bucket (d) glass
- 24.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a key by the playground, a doll by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the blackboard, a banana by the classroom door, an umbrella by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) key (b) banana (c) doll (d) coconut
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a lamp by the kitchen, a candle by the shoe rack, a van by the dining table, a doll by the TV, a lemon by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) doll (b) lamp (c) van (d) lemon
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into an apple; the apple rolls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a rose; the rose pulls an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) ice cream (c) monkey (d) lemon
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an owl by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the school gate, a drum by the notice board, a tent by the stairs, a wallet by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) guava (b) wallet (c) tent (d) owl
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) ears
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a giant pink elephant (d) the word in small print
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) small doodles
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a blurry shape
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) smell food (c) hear voices (d) hear a bell
Answer key
- funny actions
- coconut
- anchor
- step 3
- a weak picture
- step 1
- tasting bitter karela
- small doodles
- step 4
- hear the new word
- new words in a language
- a MAZE on a table
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- the pen stirring tea
- a bright red flying cow
- find a sound-alike word
- eye
- taste
- step 3
- read words
- tasting salty chips
- hear the new word
- jug
- False
- False
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- doll
- link it to the next item
- lamp
- lemon
- tent
- tongue
- the word in small print
- hear the new word
- fix stops in order
- a good mind map
- small doodles
- a blurry shape
- feel a light touch
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