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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a dull white wall (c) a blurry shape (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) eyes (d) skin
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a flute by the banyan tree, a net by the park gate, an ant by the swing, a doll by the slide, a pencil by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) pencil (b) flute (c) doll (d) ant
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) water (b) school (c) fish (d) book
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 10.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a lemon by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the stairs, an onion by the library, a pillow by the blackboard, a spoon by the classroom door. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) spoon (b) owl (c) onion (d) pillow
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a mango that sings (c) a bus made of ice (d) a giant pink elephant
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) attract bees (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an urn by the stairs, a jeep by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the notice board, an umbrella by the blackboard, a whistle by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) owl (b) jeep (c) urn (d) umbrella
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) hold the plant firm (d) carries food to parts
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into a kite; the kite tickles a key; the key chases a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) lamp (c) kite (d) key
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 20.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) the letters only
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a far-off still tree (c) a mango that sings (d) a bus made of ice
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an onion by the stairs, a pencil by the classroom door, a frog by the school gate, an urn by the teacher’s desk, a tiger by the notice board. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) onion (b) frog (c) pencil (d) urn
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pencil that dances (d) a dull white wall
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling jasmine (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ball by the library, a goat by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the blackboard, a coconut by the classroom door, a parrot by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) onion (b) ball (c) goat (d) parrot
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pencil that dances (c) the word in small print (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 32.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 35.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) useless
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an inkpot by the blackboard, a bucket by the library, a drum by the classroom door, a coconut by the playground, a mango by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the drum? (a) library (b) classroom door (c) playground (d) teacher’s desk
- 37.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 38.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 40.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- step 4
- a laughing tiffin box
- nose
- step 1
- hear the new word
- ant
- link it to the meaning
- book
- step 3
- put pictures at stops
- pillow
- a pale, tiny dot
- step 2
- hold the plant firm
- jeep
- hold the plant firm
- duck
- a weak picture
- a poor mind map
- a bird leaving a cage
- a far-off still tree
- yes, with new pictures
- urn
- a dull white wall
- a strong picture
- hearing a whistle
- touch
- step 4
- ball
- the word in small print
- a poor mind map
- True
- the word’s meaning
- keep linking in order
- easier to keep
- classroom door
- funny actions
- a poor mind map
- step 4
- True
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