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 place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) the word in small print (c) a blurry shape (d) a far-off still tree
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a whistle (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hands in icy water (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a rope by the blackboard, an igloo by the classroom door, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the stairs, an apple by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) rope (b) nest (c) igloo (d) pillow
- 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 10.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) rice (b) flower (c) cat (d) foot
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling jasmine (b) tasting raw mango (c) tasting salty chips (d) watching fireworks
- 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 21.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a key; the key sings to a watch; the watch falls into a rose; the rose chases a needle. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) key (b) jalebi (c) rose (d) watch
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) a colour for each branch (c) details on small twigs (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) smell
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 28.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) images stick better (d) they are boring
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) watching fireworks
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) read words (b) hear a bell (c) taste salty (d) feel hot and cold
- 32.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an onion by the school gate, a rose by the notice board, a net by the stairs, a duck by the classroom door, a shoe by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) net (b) rose (c) shoe (d) duck
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a plain grey box (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a normal-sized cup
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) small doodles (c) lines that link ideas (d) one key word per branch
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 40.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- one you know very well
- keep linking in order
- a giant pink elephant
- ears
- later today and tomorrow
- picture the first item
- hearing a whistle
- pillow
- that item is lost
- the method of loci
- a strong picture
- step 2
- a weak picture
- foot
- step 1
- step 1
- funny actions
- watching fireworks
- replay the story
- the pen stirring tea
- True
- a strong picture
- key
- choose a place you know
- tiny, cramped writing
- smell
- picture the first item
- images stick better
- step 4
- smelling a stinky sock
- hear a bell
- new words in a language
- a strong picture
- a funny, moving one
- shoe
- a frog wearing a crown
- ideas with no links
- smell
- step 4
- False
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