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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 2.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) bhaat (c) naak (d) billi
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a banana; the banana rolls into a key; the key bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) umbrella (c) key (d) banana
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a drum boom
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into a mango; the mango sings to a lemon; the lemon crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) whistle (b) flute (c) anchor (d) lemon
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) turn into fruit (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a bright red flying cow
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make seeds (c) make food using sunlight (d) take in water from soil
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lemon by the park gate, a glass by the banyan tree, a shoe by the fruit cart, an igloo by the bus stop, a nest by the post box. Where did you place the shoe? (a) banyan tree (b) post box (c) park gate (d) fruit cart
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) key (b) moon (c) sleep (d) mother
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 21.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) quick to see and recall
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jeep by the kitchen, a kite by the TV, an urn by the sofa, an umpire by the dining table, a doll by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) urn (b) jeep (c) umpire (d) kite
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a drum by the gate, a watch by the door, a flute by the shoe rack, a ball by the TV, an onion by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) flute (b) ball (c) drum (d) onion
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling wet earth (c) smelling jasmine (d) tasting salty chips
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 28.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it needs no review (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it hides the ideas
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) all in one colour (c) long sentences (d) copying a whole page
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) turn into fruit
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 33.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) skin (d) nose
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a glowing star
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a glass; the glass crashes into a needle; the needle rolls into a nest; the nest jumps over a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) needle (b) tomato (c) coconut (d) nest
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a flute; the flute chases a parrot; the parrot sings to a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) tomato (c) urn (d) flute
Answer key
- to keep the order
- False
- that item is lost
- step 4
- bhaat
- step 1
- a weak picture
- key
- hearing a drum boom
- lemon
- keep linking in order
- turn into fruit
- the word in small print
- make seeds
- a strong picture
- fruit cart
- mother
- replay the story
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- quick to see and recall
- urn
- picture the first item
- onion
- step 4
- tasting salty chips
- step 3
- it shows how ideas link
- small doodles
- step 3
- turn into fruit
- a strong picture
- the method of loci
- choose a place you know
- nose
- sound
- sounds like the new word
- hearing a dog bark
- coconut
- flute
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