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.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) a small detail (c) your name (d) the main topic
- 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a tent by the fruit cart, a needle by the bus stop, a doll by the post box, a lemon by the park gate, an onion by the banyan tree. Where did you place the doll? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) bus stop (d) fruit cart
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 9.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 10.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pencil that dances (c) a far-off still tree (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 15.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a list of words only (c) a far-off still tree (d) a mango that sings
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a tent; the tent bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to an ant; the ant crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) tent (b) ant (c) bucket (d) candle
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) stroking soft fur (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a drum boom
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) ears (d) eyes
- 24.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pencil that dances (c) a dull white wall (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an urn by the stairs, an anchor by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the classroom door, a pencil by the notice board, an ant by the school gate. Where did you place the pencil? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a jug; the jug bounces onto a lamp; the lamp rolls into a monkey; the monkey falls into a needle. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) monkey (b) needle (c) jalebi (d) jug
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a dull white wall
- 31.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bright red flying cow
- 33.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 34.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a mango that sings (d) a giant pink elephant
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 39.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a van; the van sings to a flute; the flute bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) flute (c) van (d) umpire
Answer key
- the main topic
- the pen stirring tea
- fix stops in order
- each link leads on
- post box
- stem
- flowers
- step 2
- a poor mind map
- a far-off still tree
- step 1
- sounds like the new word
- funny actions
- put pictures at stops
- a mango that sings
- step 1
- tent
- step 2
- that item is lost
- step 4
- roots
- hearing a drum boom
- tongue
- True
- a dull white wall
- step 1
- notice board
- True
- monkey
- a giant pink elephant
- easier to keep
- a bright red flying cow
- yes, with new pictures
- False
- a plain grey box
- put pictures at stops
- a pale, tiny dot
- picture the first item
- the method of loci
- van
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