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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) neend (c) billi (d) bhaat
- 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the swing, a guava by the banyan tree, a parrot by the slide, a monkey by the fruit cart, a banana by the park gate. What did you place by the slide? (a) guava (b) banana (c) owl (d) parrot
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 8.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste salty (b) see shapes (c) feel rough or smooth (d) feel a light touch
- 10.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a duck; the duck sings to a flute; the flute crashes into a guava; the guava jumps over a key. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) key (b) duck (c) ball (d) flute
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a banana by the slide, a pencil by the banyan tree, a rose by the swing, a frog by the park gate, an umbrella by the fruit cart. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) park gate (b) slide (c) fruit cart (d) swing
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a whistle (d) seeing a glowing star
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a tomato; the tomato sings to a key; the key falls into a ball; the ball crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) tomato (b) ball (c) candle (d) key
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) one key word per branch (d) ideas with no links
- 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) have tiny pores
- 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 26.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) details on small twigs (c) one key word per branch (d) small doodles
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 32.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) take in water from soil (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch (d) sound
- 35.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tent by the shoe rack, a spoon by the dining table, a ladder by the TV, a lamp by the sofa, a fan by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) spoon (b) tent (c) lamp (d) ladder
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) green, flat and thin (c) make seeds (d) take in water from soil
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a spoon by the slide, a lamp by the park gate, an apple by the bench, a needle by the swing, an umpire by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) needle (d) spoon
- 40.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it small and plain (d) make it grey
Answer key
- bhaat
- the method of loci
- each link leads on
- step 1
- parrot
- link it to the next item
- flowers
- False
- taste salty
- one you know very well
- flute
- fruit cart
- touch
- hearing a whistle
- step 4
- hearing a drum boom
- taste
- the word’s meaning
- tomato
- one key word per branch
- the pen stirring tea
- carries food to parts
- a good mind map
- step 2
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- step 1
- picture the first item
- tiny, cramped writing
- fix stops in order
- link it to the meaning
- later today and tomorrow
- have tiny pores
- sound
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- lamp
- green, flat and thin
- a book in a KIT bag
- lamp
- make it big and funny
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