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.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 6.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) the word in small print (d) a bus made of ice
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a net by the post box, a goat by the banyan tree, an urn by the fruit cart, an umpire by the park gate, an ant by the bus stop. Where did you place the urn? (a) fruit cart (b) bus stop (c) park gate (d) post box
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 9.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see shapes (b) feel a light touch (c) smell flowers (d) feel hot and cold
- 14.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) banana (d) rocket
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) hold the plant firm (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries water upward
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 20.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a drum by the classroom door, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the stairs, a nest by the notice board, an umpire by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umpire (b) nest (c) umbrella (d) drum
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 24.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a normal-sized cup
- 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) monkey (b) mango (c) school (d) elephant
- 30.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 31.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a needle; the needle tickles a banana; the banana crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) needle (b) flute (c) jalebi (d) banana
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a sock that smells awful
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ball by the bus stop, a whistle by the park gate, a flute by the fruit cart, a pillow by the post box, an umpire by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) flute (b) ball (c) pillow (d) whistle
- 36.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a BAT made of rice
- 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a mango by the classroom door, a net by the blackboard, a van by the library, a goat by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the playground. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) pencil (b) net (c) goat (d) mango
- 40.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- add more stops
- step 4
- step 1
- link it to the meaning
- choose a place you know
- the word in small print
- fruit cart
- flowers
- False
- step 3
- True
- choose a place you know
- see shapes
- honesty
- picture the first item
- step 4
- hold the plant firm
- a weak picture
- a poor mind map
- True
- that item is lost
- drum
- picture the first item
- a kite as big as a house
- each link leads on
- keep linking in order
- put pictures at stops
- step 2
- school
- the method of loci
- False
- False
- needle
- a pale, tiny dot
- whistle
- new words in a language
- a flower in a POOL
- a bright red flying cow
- goat
- False
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