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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it is longer (c) it needs no review (d) it hides the ideas
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a jeep; the jeep rolls into an anchor; the anchor chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) anchor (c) frog (d) jeep
- 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a duck; the duck sings to a key; the key rolls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) pillow (c) glass (d) spoon
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 8.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) easier to keep (c) useless (d) too slow
- 9.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a dull white wall
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a violin by the TV, an igloo by the kitchen, an owl by the sofa, a cat by the bed, a wallet by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) wallet (b) igloo (c) owl (d) cat
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
- 15.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a mango; the mango sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) glass (b) shoe (c) frog (d) fan
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles an orange; the orange rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into a flute; the flute pulls a whistle. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) ball (b) ant (c) whistle (d) flute
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) bhaat (c) mez (d) shala
- 26.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 29.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) hold the plant firm
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) read words (b) feel a light touch (c) see colours (d) taste sour
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) aai (c) billi (d) mez
- 39.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
Answer key
- step 4
- it shows how ideas link
- link it to the meaning
- anchor
- later today and tomorrow
- pillow
- step 2
- easier to keep
- a dull white wall
- step 1
- cat
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- quick to see and recall
- a funny, moving one
- the pen stirring tea
- step 4
- a good mind map
- find a sound-alike word
- shoe
- a strong picture
- to keep the order
- a strong picture
- ant
- shala
- a SACK full of sugar
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- one you know very well
- hold the plant firm
- touch
- step 2
- feel a light touch
- put pictures at stops
- a good mind map
- a weak picture
- green, flat and thin
- aai
- images stick better
- step 1
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students