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 pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hearing a drum boom (c) tasting raw mango (d) seeing a glowing star
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a banana; the banana pulls a lamp; the lamp tickles a guava; the guava chases a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) jeep (c) banana (d) drum
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a dull white wall (c) a blurry shape (d) a list of words only
- 8.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a frog; the frog chases a mirror; the mirror pulls a key; the key sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ice cream (b) key (c) frog (d) cat
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a mango that sings (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a plain grey box
- 13.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a bus made of ice (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sight (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) have tiny pores (d) attract bees
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a sock by the stairs, a banana by the classroom door, an ant by the library, a vase by the blackboard, an anchor by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the vase? (a) blackboard (b) stairs (c) library (d) teacher’s desk
- 22.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 24.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a BAT made of rice
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a fan; the fan chases an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) coconut (c) doll (d) drum
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) I AM eating a mango
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) your name
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a far-off still tree (d) a list of words only
- 40.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a mango that sings
Answer key
- the method of loci
- the pen stirring tea
- smelling jasmine
- banana
- a poor mind map
- step 4
- a mango that sings
- a funny, moving one
- step 2
- ice cream
- step 4
- a plain grey box
- True
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- new words in a language
- a list of words only
- smell
- have tiny pores
- step 4
- blackboard
- add more stops
- step 3
- True
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- doll
- I AM eating a mango
- a weak picture
- True
- the main topic
- False
- keep linking in order
- taste
- hear the new word
- sounds like the new word
- step 3
- yes, with new pictures
- put pictures at stops
- a kite as big as a house
- a dull white wall
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