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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) bhaat (c) aam (d) dola
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jeep by the kitchen, an umpire by the dining table, a tomato by the bed, a jalebi by the TV, a fan by the sofa. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) bed
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 6.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in the centre (d) ideas with no links
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) tasting salty chips (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a net; the net jumps over a frog; the frog sits on a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) sock (c) wallet (d) net
- 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) billi (c) naak (d) kitaab
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jeep by the sofa, a tomato by the dining table, a coconut by the TV, a drum by the bed, an inkpot by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) inkpot (b) tomato (c) drum (d) coconut
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) skin (d) nose
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 17.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a watch by the dining table, a fan by the door, a mango by the shoe rack, an inkpot by the sofa, a duck by the TV. Where did you place the fan? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) door
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an ant by the bench, an umpire by the slide, an inkpot by the swing, a needle by the fruit cart, a sock by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) needle (b) ant (c) inkpot (d) sock
- 23.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a drum by the park gate, a glass by the fruit cart, a doll by the banyan tree, an ice cream by the post box, a vase by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) glass (b) drum (c) doll (d) vase
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into a van; the van tickles an ant; the ant sits on a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) ant (c) van (d) kettle
- 27.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) the word in small print (c) a mango that sings (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) hear a bell (c) smell smoke (d) taste salty
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a glass; the glass tickles a banana; the banana pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) glass (b) banana (c) fan (d) whistle
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a whistle (c) stroking soft fur (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 37.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 38.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) throw it away (c) frame it (d) redraw it from memory
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
Answer key
- replay the story
- bhaat
- TV
- step 4
- taste
- topic in the centre
- tasting salty chips
- urn
- new words in a language
- billi
- step 1
- coconut
- keep linking in order
- eyes
- step 2
- step 2
- False
- a good mind map
- door
- step 4
- sound
- needle
- True
- a weak picture
- glass
- ant
- yes, with new pictures
- the word in small print
- picture the first item
- a strong picture
- False
- each link leads on
- hear a bell
- fan
- seeing a glowing star
- hear the new word
- a funny, moving one
- redraw it from memory
- taste
- fix stops in order
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