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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tent by the dining table, a doll by the door, an apple by the shoe rack, a shoe by the TV, a cat by the sofa. Where did you place the tent? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
- 2.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 4.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a watch; the watch jumps over an owl; the owl sings to a drum; the drum pulls a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) drum (b) onion (c) glass (d) owl
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a glass; the glass tickles an urn; the urn bounces onto a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) lamp (c) shoe (d) duck
- 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see colours (b) read words (c) hear voices (d) feel a light touch
- 9.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 13.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) nose
- 18.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an igloo by the shoe rack, a goat by the gate, a mirror by the sofa, a ball by the TV, a needle by the door. Where did you place the mirror? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) gate (d) shoe rack
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) small doodles (b) ideas with no links (c) long sentences (d) copying a whole page
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a dog bark (c) smelling wet earth (d) watching fireworks
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling jasmine (c) stroking soft fur (d) tasting bitter karela
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an ant by the library, an umbrella by the blackboard, a kite by the classroom door, a mirror by the playground, a nest by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) kite (b) umbrella (c) nest (d) mirror
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling wet earth
- 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 30.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a far-off still tree (d) a kite as big as a house
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) see shapes (c) hear voices (d) taste sweet
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a blurry shape (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a far-off still tree
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) chaand (c) baadal (d) chaabi
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) neend (c) paani (d) naak
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHUBBY key (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) water in a PAN
Answer key
- dining table
- add more stops
- the word’s meaning
- False
- drum
- shoe
- a poor mind map
- feel a light touch
- a poor mind map
- step 4
- hear the new word
- hear the new word
- True
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- later today and tomorrow
- tongue
- one you know very well
- sofa
- keep linking in order
- put pictures at stops
- small doodles
- hearing a dog bark
- stroking soft fur
- kite
- smelling wet earth
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- yes, with new pictures
- to keep the order
- funny actions
- a kite as big as a house
- hear voices
- picture the first item
- a giant pink elephant
- neend
- choose a place you know
- a strong picture
- haathi
- I NEED sleep
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