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 sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) smelling wet earth (d) stroking soft fur
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) make seeds (d) green, flat and thin
- 4.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a net; the net jumps over a cat; the cat tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) cat (c) watch (d) glass
- 6.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hearing a drum boom (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting raw mango
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 11.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it big and funny (c) make it small and plain (d) keep it still
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 14.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) cat (b) school (c) mango (d) table
- 17.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) one key word per branch (c) small doodles (d) details on small twigs
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a dull white wall (c) a blurry shape (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the stairs, a shoe by the notice board, a mango by the school gate, a watch by the classroom door. What did you place by the school gate? (a) mango (b) shoe (c) mirror (d) tomato
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) small doodles (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in a corner
- 24.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a tiger by the slide, a fan by the swing, a spoon by the park gate, a lamp by the banyan tree, a duck by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) lamp (b) fan (c) duck (d) tiger
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a violin by the library, a parrot by the classroom door, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the blackboard, a doll by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) coconut (b) parrot (c) violin (d) ant
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a jug; the jug sits on a sock; the sock falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) sock (b) goat (c) jug (d) kite
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an apple by the sofa, a radio by the TV, a bucket by the shoe rack, a fan by the door, an ant by the gate. Where did you place the bucket? (a) gate (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) sofa
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) stroking soft fur
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 37.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lamp by the notice board, a wallet by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the stairs, a drum by the school gate, an owl by the classroom door. What did you place by the school gate? (a) wallet (b) owl (c) drum (d) lamp
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- sound
- seeing a red kite fly
- green, flat and thin
- to keep the order
- watch
- add more stops
- the pen stirring tea
- find a sound-alike word
- tasting raw mango
- hear the new word
- make it big and funny
- link it to the meaning
- picture the first item
- True
- link it to the next item
- mango
- copying a whole page
- roots
- a kite as big as a house
- that item is lost
- step 3
- mango
- small doodles
- the method of loci
- picture the first item
- duck
- the word’s meaning
- violin
- step 4
- goat
- sounds like the new word
- shoe rack
- smelling a stinky sock
- step 3
- a book in a KIT bag
- find a sound-alike word
- each link leads on
- choose a place you know
- drum
- a weak picture
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