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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 3.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 6.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a vase; the vase falls into a goat; the goat rolls into an apple; the apple tickles a shoe. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) pillow (c) shoe (d) apple
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in the centre (d) lines that link ideas
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) attract bees (c) make food using sunlight (d) make seeds
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see shapes (b) hear music (c) taste salty (d) see colours
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a vase; the vase jumps over a goat; the goat sits on a mirror. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) vase (b) goat (c) mirror (d) drum
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) bandar (c) shala (d) dola
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a sock that smells awful
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a doll by the slide, a banana by the swing, a jalebi by the bench, a key by the park gate, a drum by the fruit cart. Where did you place the key? (a) fruit cart (b) bench (c) slide (d) park gate
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hands in icy water (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a dog bark
- 29.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a fan by the sofa, a guava by the dining table, a jug by the shoe rack, a lemon by the TV, a wallet by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) fan (b) lemon (c) wallet (d) guava
- 32.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) the word in small print (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 39.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pencil that dances (d) the word in small print
- 40.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a weak picture
- to keep the order
- True
- put pictures at stops
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- shoe
- step 2
- tiny, cramped writing
- False
- step 4
- make food using sunlight
- sight
- roots
- touch
- link it to the next item
- a strong picture
- the pen stirring tea
- taste salty
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- vase
- dola
- a dull white wall
- park gate
- hands in icy water
- False
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- lemon
- add more stops
- touch
- stem
- a frog wearing a crown
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- replay the story
- the word in small print
- True
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