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 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a list of words only (c) a far-off still tree (d) a blurry shape
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
- 5.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 8.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a duck by the banyan tree, a goat by the post box, an ice cream by the fruit cart, a bucket by the park gate, an apple by the bus stop. Where did you place the apple? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) banyan tree
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a bus made of ice (c) a normal-sized cup (d) the word in small print
- 12.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 13.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) topic in the centre (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a drum by the sofa, a duck by the gate, a key by the TV, an apple by the shoe rack, a doll by the door. Where did you place the drum? (a) shoe rack (b) door (c) gate (d) sofa
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) have tiny pores (c) make seeds (d) holds up the leaves
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a list of words only (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a sock that smells awful
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) make seeds (d) grow under the ground
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) school (d) sugar
- 24.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 28.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a kite by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the blackboard, a lemon by the classroom door, an igloo by the stairs, a net by the notice board. Where did you place the kite? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
- 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a coconut; the coconut pulls a cat; the cat falls into a parrot; the parrot tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) shoe (b) tent (c) parrot (d) cat
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 34.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 37.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) long sentences (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in the centre
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) bucket (c) anchor (d) fan
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a monkey by the shoe rack, an umpire by the dining table, an onion by the sofa, a whistle by the TV, a pencil by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) monkey (b) umpire (c) onion (d) pencil
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell (d) sound
Answer key
- step 3
- a laughing tiffin box
- link it to the next item
- carries food to parts
- True
- picture the first item
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- bus stop
- roots
- a bus made of ice
- one you know very well
- False
- tiny, cramped writing
- tongue
- sofa
- holds up the leaves
- a list of words only
- a strong picture
- False
- step 1
- make seeds
- sugar
- False
- step 3
- step 2
- funny actions
- True
- to keep the order
- teacher’s desk
- the pen stirring tea
- parrot
- step 3
- new words in a language
- the word’s meaning
- a tree on a note PAD
- long sentences
- fan
- onion
- sound
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