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 place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a sock; the sock sings to an orange; the orange tickles a ladder. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) sock (b) orange (c) net (d) ladder
- 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a nest; the nest sings to a rose; the rose jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a tomato. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) ice cream (b) lamp (c) rose (d) nest
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries food to parts
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a plain grey box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bright red flying cow
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a wallet by the notice board, an anchor by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the stairs, a tomato by the school gate, a parrot by the classroom door. Where did you place the parrot? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) school gate
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sound (d) smell
- 12.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 14.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 17.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 18.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 pencil that dances
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles an igloo; the igloo sits on an owl; the owl chases a bucket; the bucket pulls a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) owl (c) shoe (d) cat
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an apple by the fruit cart, a fan by the swing, a ball by the slide, a tent by the bench, a van by the park gate. Where did you place the apple? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) slide (d) bench
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a far-off still tree (d) a kite as big as a house
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) seeing a glowing star
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) attract bees (b) green, flat and thin (c) grow under the ground (d) take in water from soil
- 36.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) bandar (c) bhaat (d) sakhar
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) ideas with no links (d) lines that link ideas
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into an ant; the ant tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) ant (c) rope (d) guava
Answer key
- one you know very well
- sock
- the method of loci
- fix stops in order
- funny actions
- nest
- roots
- take in water from soil
- a bright red flying cow
- classroom door
- smell
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- sight
- yes, with new pictures
- True
- link it to the meaning
- True
- a pencil that dances
- igloo
- fruit cart
- step 3
- step 1
- an elephant with HOT tea
- step 1
- a far-off still tree
- put pictures at stops
- step 2
- a poor mind map
- touch
- step 3
- step 1
- step 2
- leaves
- smelling wet earth
- green, flat and thin
- that item is lost
- ped
- lines that link ideas
- keep linking in order
- rope
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