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 link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a rope; the rope chases a kite; the kite tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) rope (b) kite (c) ant (d) duck
- 2.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) details on small twigs (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) ideas with no links
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in a corner (c) a colour for each branch (d) one key word per branch
- 4.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a mango that sings
- 5.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a sock; the sock falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) shoe (c) jeep (d) glass
- 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a frog by the park gate, a tomato by the fruit cart, an umbrella by the banyan tree, a wallet by the bus stop, a tent by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) tent (b) frog (c) tomato (d) umbrella
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a banana; the banana sings to an urn; the urn crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) fan (b) urn (c) banana (d) owl
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) ped (c) shala (d) aai
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) feel rough or smooth (c) taste sour (d) smell food
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) haathi (c) sakhar (d) shala
- 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting raw mango (b) tasting salty chips (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a dog bark
- 28.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) water (b) foot (c) key (d) mother
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see colours (b) see shapes (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste salty
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
- 33.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in the centre
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a duck by the notice board, a shoe by the stairs, a goat by the school gate, a nest by the classroom door, a drum by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) goat (b) duck (c) nest (d) drum
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a mango; the mango falls into a net; the net sings to an inkpot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) mango (c) net (d) onion
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
Answer key
- kite
- details on small twigs
- topic in a corner
- a dull white wall
- the method of loci
- jeep
- each link leads on
- tent
- keep linking in order
- link it to the meaning
- funny actions
- step 3
- picture the first item
- banana
- a strong picture
- shala
- the word’s meaning
- step 4
- feel rough or smooth
- a weak picture
- link it to the meaning
- step 1
- step 2
- haathi
- that item is lost
- sight
- hearing a dog bark
- True
- one you know very well
- mother
- feel hot and cold
- sound
- False
- topic in the centre
- choose a place you know
- nest
- onion
- link it to the next item
- True
- nose
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