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 is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a bus made of ice (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a plain grey box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) smell (c) sound (d) touch
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a mango by the park gate, a tomato by the swing, a violin by the fruit cart, a flute by the post box, a sock by the banyan tree. What did you place by the swing? (a) tomato (b) flute (c) sock (d) violin
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the date (d) your name
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 17.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a coconut by the park gate, an ant by the bus stop, an apple by the post box, an orange by the banyan tree, a glass by the fruit cart. Where did you place the glass? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) park gate (d) bus stop
- 19.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a violin; the violin jumps over a drum; the drum rolls into a radio; the radio falls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) drum (b) violin (c) goat (d) wallet
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) feel hot and cold (c) hear voices (d) read words
- 23.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) quick to see and recall (c) it saves ink (d) it looks empty
- 24.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an onion by the stairs, an anchor by the classroom door, an inkpot by the library, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, an urn by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) onion (b) inkpot (c) urn (d) anchor
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an owl; the owl rolls into an anchor; the anchor sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) anchor (b) owl (c) umbrella (d) inkpot
- 28.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 30.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a cat by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the library, a sock by the blackboard, a monkey by the classroom door, an umpire by the stairs. What did you place by the library? (a) jug (b) monkey (c) sock (d) cat
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a radio; the radio falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a glass; the glass chases a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) glass (c) violin (d) radio
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a CHUBBY key
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) I NEED sleep (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a rope by the classroom door, an inkpot by the stairs, a jug by the blackboard, a pillow by the notice board, a bucket by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the bucket? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) blackboard (d) notice board
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 40.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
Answer key
- a dull white wall
- a weak picture
- a bus made of ice
- a poor mind map
- choose a place you know
- touch
- flowers
- tomato
- a weak picture
- link it to the meaning
- hear the new word
- the main topic
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- picture the first item
- stem
- add more stops
- fruit cart
- True
- new words in a language
- goat
- read words
- quick to see and recall
- one you know very well
- anchor
- step 2
- inkpot
- funny actions
- sound
- False
- jug
- violin
- a flower in a POOL
- I NEED sleep
- picture the first item
- teacher’s desk
- link it to the next item
- True
- picture the first item
- the method of loci
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