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.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 2.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries food to parts
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a monkey by the bed, a jalebi by the dining table, an apple by the sofa, a rose by the kitchen, a nest by the TV. Where did you place the rose? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) bed
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a radio by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the classroom door, an orange by the notice board, a ladder by the school gate, a tent by the stairs. Where did you place the mirror? (a) notice board (b) classroom door (c) school gate (d) stairs
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a mango that sings
- 14.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 15.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 16.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) small doodles (c) copying a whole page (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 17.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) small doodles (c) details on small twigs (d) ideas with no links
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 20.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) details on small twigs (c) all in one colour (d) long sentences
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a key; the key sings to a duck; the duck pulls a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) goat (c) duck (d) jalebi
- 25.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 27.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it hides the ideas (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it needs no review
- 29.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles an owl; the owl jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a kite; the kite sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) van (c) apple (d) owl
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a glass; the glass rolls into a candle; the candle chases a flute; the flute sings to a radio. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) radio (b) flute (c) glass (d) candle
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hands in icy water (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) the word in small print (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a mango that sings
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 39.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
Answer key
- the method of loci
- False
- grow under the ground
- sounds like the new word
- step 1
- step 1
- False
- yes, with new pictures
- kitchen
- step 4
- a strong picture
- classroom door
- a dull white wall
- one you know very well
- new words in a language
- small doodles
- ideas with no links
- a good mind map
- replay the story
- details on small twigs
- step 2
- hear the new word
- a weak picture
- goat
- a good mind map
- a weak picture
- False
- it shows how ideas link
- honesty
- False
- step 1
- apple
- fix stops in order
- glass
- hearing a drum boom
- picture the first item
- a mango that sings
- step 2
- True
- roots
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