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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a flute by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the library, a radio by the classroom door, an owl by the blackboard, an umpire by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) umpire (b) flute (c) radio (d) owl
- 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 5.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a tomato by the classroom door, a duck by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the playground, a cat by the library, an inkpot by the blackboard. Where did you place the tomato? (a) classroom door (b) playground (c) teacher’s desk (d) library
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a key by the classroom door, an ant by the library, a jug by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the stairs, a glass by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) jug (b) tomato (c) ant (d) key
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) sakhar (c) naak (d) haathi
- 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) fish (b) book (c) eye (d) mother
- 14.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it needs no review (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it hides the ideas
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) no reason
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a spoon; the spoon crashes into a duck; the duck jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) parrot (b) duck (c) monkey (d) umbrella
- 19.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 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.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch (d) sound
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) ears
- 27.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) the word in small print (d) a blurry shape
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a flute; the flute sits on a jeep; the jeep chases an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a spoon. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) goat (b) flute (c) inkpot (d) jeep
- 30.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a blurry shape (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a plain grey box
- 36.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) attract bees
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
Answer key
- radio
- funny actions
- find a sound-alike word
- hear the new word
- False
- put pictures at stops
- True
- classroom door
- tomato
- hear the new word
- naak
- that item is lost
- book
- it shows how ideas link
- step 2
- hear the new word
- quick to see and recall
- parrot
- True
- replay the story
- eyes
- step 3
- hear the new word
- touch
- touch
- ears
- the method of loci
- a frog wearing a crown
- jeep
- one you know very well
- each link leads on
- keep linking in order
- stem
- step 4
- a laughing tiffin box
- images stick better
- link it to the next item
- True
- attract bees
- step 3
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