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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a drum by the TV, a monkey by the dining table, a goat by the sofa, a key by the shoe rack, an onion by the kitchen. Where did you place the monkey? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) TV (d) dining table
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) monkey (b) sugar (c) school (d) cloud
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bright red flying cow (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 9.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) ears
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tent by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the classroom door, a coconut by the stairs, an umbrella by the school gate, a doll by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) umbrella (b) coconut (c) doll (d) tent
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lemon by the school gate, a pencil by the notice board, a coconut by the classroom door, a goat by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the stairs. Where did you place the coconut? (a) school gate (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a cat by the shoe rack, a glass by the TV, a duck by the gate, a spoon by the door, a fan by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) spoon (b) duck (c) fan (d) cat
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a list of words only (c) a bright red flying cow (d) the word in small print
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over a fan; the fan sings to a whistle; the whistle crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) urn (b) pencil (c) whistle (d) radio
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a PIE under your foot
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) tasting raw mango (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a van; the van rolls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a ball; the ball tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) van (b) ball (c) jeep (d) igloo
- 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a whistle; the whistle sits on an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a banana. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) umbrella (b) whistle (c) sock (d) banana
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a coconut by the TV, an anchor by the door, a duck by the dining table, a rope by the shoe rack, a guava by the sofa. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) coconut (b) rope (c) duck (d) anchor
- 30.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) useless
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a spoon; the spoon crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) ice cream (b) drum (c) spoon (d) umbrella
- 39.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
Answer key
- a poor mind map
- a funny, moving one
- step 3
- dining table
- monkey
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- a bright red flying cow
- later today and tomorrow
- nose
- the word’s meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- doll
- keep linking in order
- classroom door
- spoon
- a bright red flying cow
- whistle
- step 4
- a KNOCK on the nose
- tasting raw mango
- van
- funny actions
- link it to the meaning
- a strong picture
- sock
- rope
- easier to keep
- stem
- a strong picture
- False
- False
- step 2
- touch
- keep linking in order
- drum
- True
- sound
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