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 step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a guava by the shoe rack, an umpire by the gate, a mirror by the sofa, a flute by the door, a duck by the TV. Where did you place the duck? (a) sofa (b) gate (c) TV (d) door
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a far-off still tree (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) small doodles (c) a colour for each branch (d) details on small twigs
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a lemon; the lemon pulls a ball; the ball jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a net. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) net (b) lemon (c) violin (d) rose
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bright red flying cow
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) elephant (b) nose (c) fish (d) table
- 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) naak (c) shala (d) machhli
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) copying a whole page (c) details on small twigs (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 15.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) copying a whole page (c) long sentences (d) a colour for each branch
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a cat; the cat bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a wallet; the wallet sits on a radio. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) duck (b) rope (c) wallet (d) radio
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a dog bark (c) tasting bitter karela (d) seeing a glowing star
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a fan by the bus stop, a banana by the fruit cart, a pencil by the banyan tree, a shoe by the park gate, a kite by the post box. What did you place by the park gate? (a) pencil (b) fan (c) kite (d) shoe
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) grow under the ground (c) attract bees (d) carries water upward
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 22.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) long sentences (c) details on small twigs (d) a colour for each branch
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a tent; the tent bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a key; the key pulls a pencil. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) pencil (c) key (d) tent
- 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) skin
- 30.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) your name
- 31.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into an urn; the urn rolls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into a candle. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) umpire (b) candle (c) flute (d) ball
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) small doodles (c) lines that link ideas (d) ideas with no links
- 40.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
Answer key
- step 1
- TV
- a giant pink elephant
- step 3
- a strong picture
- topic in a corner
- keep linking in order
- lemon
- link it to the next item
- a far-off still tree
- fish
- the pen stirring tea
- shala
- details on small twigs
- a colour for each branch
- radio
- tasting bitter karela
- shoe
- a strong picture
- grow under the ground
- step 2
- long sentences
- pencil
- replay the story
- a weak picture
- False
- flowers
- step 1
- skin
- the main topic
- yes, with new pictures
- link it to the meaning
- new words in a language
- link it to the next item
- leaves
- step 2
- ball
- picture the first item
- ideas with no links
- the method of loci
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