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 step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pillow by the sofa, a cat by the shoe rack, a candle by the TV, a goat by the gate, a watch by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) goat (b) pillow (c) watch (d) cat
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) mother (b) book (c) table (d) tree
- 5.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) eye (b) mother (c) elephant (d) water
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 9.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) watching fireworks (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling wet earth
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) taste sweet (c) smell food (d) read words
- 12.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) frame it (d) redraw it from memory
- 13.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) moon (b) water (c) mango (d) cloud
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a mango that sings (d) a dull white wall
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting raw mango (c) smelling jasmine (d) stroking soft fur
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a drum; the drum crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) igloo (c) jeep (d) drum
- 25.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 26.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) easier to keep (d) harder to keep
- 27.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) skin (d) eyes
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tiger by the sofa, a banana by the bed, a pencil by the dining table, a sock by the kitchen, a kite by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pencil (b) tiger (c) kite (d) banana
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a frog by the blackboard, a jeep by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the stairs, a violin by the notice board, a tent by the classroom door. Where did you place the jeep? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) notice board (d) classroom door
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 35.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a list of words only (d) a dull white wall
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a key; the key rolls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a doll; the doll jumps over a vase. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) spoon (b) key (c) glass (d) vase
- 39.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
Answer key
- step 1
- funny actions
- watch
- tree
- True
- elephant
- step 4
- flowers
- a bird leaving a cage
- watching fireworks
- smell food
- redraw it from memory
- False
- water
- keep linking in order
- a strong picture
- a dull white wall
- a weak picture
- a pale, tiny dot
- smelling jasmine
- that item is lost
- a weak picture
- flowers
- drum
- fix stops in order
- easier to keep
- the method of loci
- skin
- nose
- tiger
- link it to the next item
- choose a place you know
- teacher’s desk
- a good mind map
- the pen stirring tea
- leaves
- a giant pink elephant
- vase
- make it big and funny
- sight
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