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 home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a needle by the TV, a jalebi by the sofa, a drum by the shoe rack, a guava by the door, a spoon by the gate. What did you place by the door? (a) drum (b) needle (c) guava (d) spoon
- 2.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a vase; the vase crashes into a lemon; the lemon chases a lamp; the lamp sits on a violin. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) violin (b) lamp (c) vase (d) net
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 5.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a glass by the bench, a ball by the swing, a cat by the slide, a parrot by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the park gate. What did you place by the slide? (a) glass (b) cat (c) inkpot (d) parrot
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste sour (b) feel rough or smooth (c) hear music (d) see shapes
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 10.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a rose; the rose pulls a van; the van bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) rose (c) van (d) tiger
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 19.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pencil that dances
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a violin; the violin chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) violin (b) wallet (c) bucket (d) anchor
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting raw mango (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a whistle
- 24.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) a colour for each branch (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) copying a whole page
- 25.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) they are boring (c) images stick better (d) words are useless
- 26.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 28.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) billi (c) paani (d) chaabi
- 30.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) naak (c) billi (d) sakhar
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) nose (d) ears
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an ice cream by the park gate, an anchor by the fruit cart, a tiger by the swing, a flute by the banyan tree, a van by the slide. Where did you place the tiger? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) swing (d) park gate
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) a colour for each branch (d) copying a whole page
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 39.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) your name (c) the date (d) a small detail
- 40.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a dull white wall (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a laughing tiffin box
Answer key
- guava
- to keep the order
- vase
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- cat
- feel rough or smooth
- step 3
- step 1
- the method of loci
- step 4
- later today and tomorrow
- step 2
- parrot
- tongue
- a mango that sings
- step 3
- a funny, moving one
- True
- a pencil that dances
- keep linking in order
- anchor
- hearing a whistle
- a colour for each branch
- images stick better
- add more stops
- each link leads on
- one you know very well
- paani
- that item is lost
- billi
- nose
- link it to the next item
- True
- swing
- a colour for each branch
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- the main topic
- a dull white wall
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