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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) attract bees (c) carries food to parts (d) make food using sunlight
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a bucket by the park gate, an umpire by the fruit cart, a drum by the banyan tree, a candle by the swing, an onion by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umpire (b) drum (c) onion (d) bucket
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 13.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a spoon by the classroom door, a nest by the notice board, a sock by the stairs, a frog by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the school gate. Where did you place the frog? (a) school gate (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a goat; the goat falls into a kettle; the kettle pulls a radio. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) orange (b) kettle (c) frog (d) radio
- 16.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a whistle
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a mirror by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the stairs, a tent by the classroom door, a guava by the blackboard, an apple by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) tent (b) guava (c) mirror (d) apple
- 20.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a goat; the goat sits on a guava; the guava pulls a jug; the jug sings to a kettle. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) kettle (b) cat (c) guava (d) jug
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) have tiny pores (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a rose by the dining table, a vase by the sofa, an onion by the TV, a bucket by the shoe rack, a doll by the kitchen. Where did you place the bucket? (a) kitchen (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) dining table
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a bus made of ice
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a plain grey box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
- 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 30.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting bitter karela (d) watching fireworks
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) ideas with no links (c) a colour for each branch (d) all in one colour
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pencil that dances (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a drum; the drum falls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an urn; the urn pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) inkpot (b) drum (c) anchor (d) urn
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a parrot by the notice board, an umpire by the school gate, an orange by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the classroom door, a vase by the stairs. Where did you place the vase? (a) teacher’s desk (b) school gate (c) classroom door (d) stairs
Answer key
- picture the first item
- step 4
- hear the new word
- put pictures at stops
- a weak picture
- attract bees
- umpire
- smell
- step 1
- a strong picture
- a poor mind map
- step 2
- False
- teacher’s desk
- frog
- False
- sounds like the new word
- hands in icy water
- apple
- True
- cat
- have tiny pores
- shoe rack
- a far-off still tree
- a pencil that dances
- that item is lost
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- hear the new word
- True
- tasting bitter karela
- a colour for each branch
- step 2
- one you know very well
- True
- a pencil that dances
- urn
- step 3
- a weak picture
- stairs
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