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 walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an igloo by the fruit cart, a ball by the park gate, a banana by the post box, an ice cream by the banyan tree, a kite by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) kite (b) ball (c) ice cream (d) banana
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 3.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a monkey by the sofa, a flute by the shoe rack, an ant by the TV, an umbrella by the dining table, a glass by the kitchen. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) kitchen (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) dining table
- 5.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a coconut by the TV, a goat by the sofa, an umpire by the dining table, a cat by the shoe rack, a tomato by the door. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) umpire (b) tomato (c) coconut (d) cat
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) see colours (c) hear voices (d) taste sweet
- 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) I NEED sleep (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 13.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) honesty (c) banana (d) elephant
- 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a far-off still tree (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a mango that sings (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 19.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) topic in the centre (c) small doodles (d) lines that link ideas
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) make food using sunlight (d) grow under the ground
- 24.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a sock by the dining table, a van by the sofa, a ball by the TV, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a wallet by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) wallet (b) van (c) ball (d) jalebi
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) see shapes (c) hear music (d) hear a bell
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a cat; the cat crashes into a drum; the drum falls into a glass; the glass pulls a lamp. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jug (b) cat (c) drum (d) lamp
- 31.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a shoe by the banyan tree, an ice cream by the swing, a fan by the slide, a candle by the park gate, an igloo by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ice cream (b) fan (c) igloo (d) shoe
- 33.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a list of words only (c) a pencil that dances (d) a mango that sings
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) carries water upward (d) make food using sunlight
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) taste sour (c) hear a bell (d) see colours
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) spoon (b) pillow (c) whistle (d) frog
Answer key
- kite
- a weak picture
- one you know very well
- dining table
- yes, with new pictures
- step 2
- picture the first item
- cat
- smell flowers
- an elephant with HOT tea
- the pen stirring tea
- fix stops in order
- honesty
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- a far-off still tree
- step 1
- a strong picture
- a blurry shape
- ideas with no links
- step 3
- new words in a language
- step 2
- make food using sunlight
- True
- replay the story
- van
- see shapes
- picture the first item
- hear the new word
- drum
- later today and tomorrow
- ice cream
- False
- a list of words only
- hear the new word
- carries water upward
- link it to the meaning
- taste sour
- step 4
- whistle
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