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: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ball by the blackboard, an ant by the library, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the stairs, a sock by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ant (b) ball (c) inkpot (d) kite
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to an ant; the ant tickles a tent; the tent rolls into a doll. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) ant (b) jeep (c) tent (d) doll
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a jug; the jug rolls into an anchor; the anchor sits on an igloo. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) igloo (b) pencil (c) anchor (d) whistle
- 5.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 6.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) small doodles (c) details on small twigs (d) ideas with no links
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) a mango that sings
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 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.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a dull white wall (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting bitter karela (c) stroking soft fur (d) watching fireworks
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a ball by the slide, a sock by the park gate, a fan by the swing, an anchor by the fruit cart, a spoon by the bench. What did you place by the swing? (a) fan (b) anchor (c) spoon (d) sock
- 30.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles a frog; the frog falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a tomato; the tomato rolls into an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) tomato (c) igloo (d) onion
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 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.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 38.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) key (b) mango (c) book (d) rice
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
Answer key
- step 2
- kite
- ant
- igloo
- a funny, moving one
- ideas with no links
- a mango that sings
- find a sound-alike word
- taste
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- hear the new word
- False
- False
- step 4
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- a frog wearing a crown
- put pictures at stops
- a poor mind map
- a weak picture
- a cat paying a BILL
- step 1
- step 2
- stroking soft fur
- a weak picture
- picture the first item
- the word’s meaning
- fan
- True
- False
- skin
- van
- step 4
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- sounds like the new word
- a poor mind map
- rice
- choose a place you know
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