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 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pillow by the TV, a watch by the dining table, a guava by the door, a monkey by the sofa, an apple by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pillow (b) guava (c) monkey (d) apple
- 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) have tiny pores (d) grow under the ground
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a shoe by the library, a van by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the classroom door, a whistle by the blackboard, a kettle by the playground. Where did you place the frog? (a) playground (b) classroom door (c) blackboard (d) library
- 7.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a key by the park gate, a mirror by the banyan tree, a ladder by the bus stop, a fan by the post box, a doll by the fruit cart. Where did you place the key? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) bus stop
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) chaabi (c) neend (d) aam
- 15.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the date
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) hearing a whistle (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an urn by the post box, a jug by the fruit cart, a spoon by the park gate, a lamp by the swing, a candle by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) jug (b) spoon (c) urn (d) lamp
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) eyes (d) skin
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 26.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) banana (d) rocket
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) turn into fruit (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) sakhar (c) haathi (d) phool
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 32.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 34.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a giant pink elephant
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) read words (c) see colours (d) taste salty
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a vase by the park gate, an orange by the fruit cart, a sock by the bench, an anchor by the swing, a shoe by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) vase (b) orange (c) anchor (d) shoe
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a mango that sings (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a plain grey box
Answer key
- step 3
- each link leads on
- guava
- a CHUBBY key
- grow under the ground
- classroom door
- the method of loci
- park gate
- step 1
- step 2
- step 3
- touch
- roots
- naak
- False
- the main topic
- feeling a prickly cactus
- funny actions
- urn
- eyes
- step 4
- step 1
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- ears
- honesty
- hold the plant firm
- haathi
- put pictures at stops
- a funny, moving one
- keep linking in order
- True
- to keep the order
- True
- a plain grey box
- touch
- taste salty
- a weak picture
- anchor
- a mango that sings
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