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: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a vase by the blackboard, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the notice board, a rope by the classroom door, a van by the stairs. Where did you place the parrot? (a) notice board (b) blackboard (c) teacher’s desk (d) classroom door
- 2.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a bright red flying cow (c) the word in small print (d) a sock that smells awful
- 4.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) eyes (d) ears
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling jasmine (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) tasting salty chips (d) hands in icy water
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) eyes (d) nose
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) long sentences (c) copying a whole page (d) details on small twigs
- 12.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a watch by the shoe rack, a key by the sofa, an igloo by the TV, a mango by the dining table, a flute by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) igloo (b) watch (c) mango (d) flute
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a monkey; the monkey chases a jug; the jug pulls a shoe; the shoe crashes into an orange. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) shoe (b) orange (c) monkey (d) jug
- 18.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 20.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a list of words only (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) read words (b) hear a bell (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste salty
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) small doodles (c) topic in the centre (d) lines that link ideas
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an urn by the fruit cart, a kettle by the park gate, a whistle by the banyan tree, a guava by the slide, a mango by the swing. Where did you place the whistle? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) swing (d) banyan tree
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a mango; the mango sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) mirror (c) mango (d) banana
- 25.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) hearing a whistle (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 28.🗣️ 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
- 29.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight (d) taste
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 33.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) the date (c) a small detail (d) your name
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) sleep (c) cat (d) tree
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see colours (b) smell food (c) read words (d) feel hot and cold
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 39.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a pencil; the pencil crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) pencil (c) igloo (d) spoon
Answer key
- teacher’s desk
- later today and tomorrow
- the word in small print
- False
- skin
- hands in icy water
- skin
- step 4
- choose a place you know
- a strong picture
- details on small twigs
- False
- step 1
- flute
- stem
- the pen stirring tea
- monkey
- the method of loci
- new words in a language
- a list of words only
- read words
- ideas with no links
- banyan tree
- banana
- False
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- smelling a stinky sock
- link it to the meaning
- one you know very well
- sounds like the new word
- sight
- step 1
- the main topic
- cloud
- sight
- link it to the meaning
- feel hot and cold
- sight
- honesty
- pencil
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