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 memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 2.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it grey (c) keep it still (d) make it big and funny
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a blurry shape (d) a plain grey box
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) a colour for each branch (c) topic in the centre (d) copying a whole page
- 8.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) colour it again (c) redraw it from memory (d) throw it away
- 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 10.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 11.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a dull white wall (c) a mango that sings (d) a pencil that dances
- 13.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 16.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make seeds (c) have tiny pores (d) turn into fruit
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 26.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) nose (d) ears
- 29.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 31.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 35.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a whistle by the fruit cart, a duck by the post box, a wallet by the bus stop, a tomato by the park gate, an inkpot by the banyan tree. Where did you place the tomato? (a) park gate (b) post box (c) fruit cart (d) banyan tree
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) turn into fruit
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an igloo; the igloo tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a rope; the rope chases an owl. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) duck (c) igloo (d) owl
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umpire by the kitchen, a doll by the TV, a glass by the sofa, a monkey by the bed, an owl by the dining table. Where did you place the doll? (a) TV (b) bed (c) kitchen (d) sofa
Answer key
- step 3
- make it big and funny
- grow under the ground
- leaves
- link it to the next item
- a kite as big as a house
- copying a whole page
- redraw it from memory
- the pen stirring tea
- yes, with new pictures
- to keep the order
- a dull white wall
- a bird leaving a cage
- fix stops in order
- funny actions
- False
- step 4
- put pictures at stops
- sight
- have tiny pores
- a weak picture
- a funny, moving one
- step 1
- replay the story
- skin
- a SACK full of sugar
- step 4
- nose
- False
- step 4
- True
- False
- new words in a language
- later today and tomorrow
- False
- False
- park gate
- turn into fruit
- owl
- TV
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