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.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a far-off still tree (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) smell flowers (c) taste sour (d) hear voices
- 9.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kettle by the kitchen, a spoon by the TV, an ant by the dining table, a drum by the shoe rack, a violin by the sofa. Where did you place the ant? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) TV (d) dining table
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make seeds (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 14.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a mango that sings
- 15.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the blackboard, a drum by the classroom door, an ice cream by the library, an ant by the playground. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) pillow (b) ice cream (c) drum (d) ant
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into a cat; the cat chases a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) duck (b) doll (c) cat (d) watch
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) billi (c) bandar (d) paani
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a tiger by the fruit cart, a rose by the banyan tree, a shoe by the post box, an anchor by the swing, a jalebi by the park gate. Where did you place the shoe? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) post box (d) swing
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) grow under the ground (c) make food using sunlight (d) make seeds
- 24.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) table (b) flower (c) tree (d) rice
- 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 29.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) attract bees (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) details on small twigs (c) ideas with no links (d) small doodles
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) pencil (d) frog
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) holds up the leaves (d) have tiny pores
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a flute by the park gate, a coconut by the fruit cart, a vase by the slide, a kettle by the swing, an igloo by the banyan tree. Where did you place the coconut? (a) slide (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- False
- step 2
- a strong picture
- step 4
- a flower in a POOL
- new words in a language
- a giant pink elephant
- hear voices
- the method of loci
- dining table
- step 3
- find a sound-alike word
- make food using sunlight
- a plain grey box
- False
- the word’s meaning
- pillow
- cat
- billi
- link it to the next item
- post box
- False
- grow under the ground
- the word in small print
- rice
- that item is lost
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- True
- attract bees
- ideas with no links
- a good mind map
- frog
- step 1
- stem
- link it to the meaning
- holds up the leaves
- step 3
- fruit cart
- a strong picture
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