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 pale, tiny dot (b) a bus made of ice (c) a blurry shape (d) a list of words only
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) taste (c) smell (d) sight
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a needle by the kitchen, an apple by the sofa, a drum by the shoe rack, a bucket by the TV, an urn by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) apple (b) bucket (c) needle (d) drum
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a duck. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) owl (b) duck (c) tomato (d) umbrella
- 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling wet earth (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a glowing star
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) attract bees
- 12.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell food (b) see colours (c) hear music (d) taste salty
- 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an umbrella by the stairs, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a bucket by the school gate, a mango by the classroom door, an umpire by the notice board. Where did you place the radio? (a) notice board (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) school gate
- 26.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a list of words only
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on an orange; the orange chases a mirror; the mirror crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into a guava. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) guava (b) orange (c) candle (d) tent
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 30.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) one key word per branch (c) copying a whole page (d) topic in the centre
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 34.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) eye (b) mother (c) water (d) key
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a bus made of ice
- taste
- link it to the next item
- needle
- tomato
- the pen stirring tea
- step 1
- True
- tasting salty chips
- one you know very well
- carries water upward
- a good mind map
- a weak picture
- a good mind map
- step 2
- choose a place you know
- a poor mind map
- step 1
- step 4
- see colours
- a funny, moving one
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- False
- teacher’s desk
- new words in a language
- a list of words only
- tent
- hear the new word
- the method of loci
- find a sound-alike word
- copying a whole page
- step 1
- yes, with new pictures
- key
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- leaves
- link it to the next item
- True
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