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.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a van; the van crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a rope; the rope sings to an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) van (c) rope (d) urn
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) small doodles (c) all in one colour (d) copying a whole page
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a drum boom (c) tasting raw mango (d) watching fireworks
- 7.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into an onion; the onion chases a rose; the rose pulls a net; the net sits on a tiger. Which item comes right before the net? (a) onion (b) umpire (c) tiger (d) rose
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a pencil that dances (c) a mango that sings (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an igloo by the blackboard, a parrot by the library, a monkey by the classroom door, a ladder by the playground, a kite by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the kite? (a) teacher’s desk (b) library (c) classroom door (d) playground
- 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 19.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a pencil that dances (d) a bus made of ice
- 20.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) the word in small print
- 22.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a lemon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) lamp (c) goat (d) lemon
- 24.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kite by the sofa, a lamp by the door, a doll by the dining table, a goat by the TV, an orange by the shoe rack. Where did you place the goat? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) door (d) TV
- 29.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 30.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) small doodles (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) all in one colour (d) ideas with no links
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a monkey; the monkey pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) owl (c) urn (d) monkey
- 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a blurry shape (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) the word in small print
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) touch (c) sound (d) taste
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 40.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
Answer key
- fix stops in order
- choose a place you know
- rope
- step 2
- small doodles
- smelling wet earth
- False
- that item is lost
- rose
- the word in small print
- a tree on a note PAD
- teacher’s desk
- funny actions
- put pictures at stops
- picture the first item
- choose a place you know
- keep linking in order
- a funny, moving one
- a pale, tiny dot
- False
- a sock that smells awful
- the method of loci
- lemon
- False
- link it to the next item
- a list of words only
- stem
- TV
- a bird leaving a cage
- small doodles
- flowers
- replay the story
- step 2
- step 3
- urn
- hear the new word
- a mango that sings
- sound
- attract bees
- add more stops
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