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 jalebi by the shoe rack, a banana by the TV, a coconut by the door, a rope by the gate, a lamp by the sofa. What did you place by the gate? (a) rope (b) coconut (c) banana (d) jalebi
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a cat by the shoe rack, a pencil by the sofa, a banana by the TV, a tiger by the gate, an apple by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) tiger (b) apple (c) banana (d) cat
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) make food using sunlight (d) holds up the leaves
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) hold the plant firm
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) ears (d) nose
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) long sentences (c) a colour for each branch (d) ideas with no links
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) grow under the ground (d) attract bees
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) attract bees (c) make seeds (d) have tiny pores
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a dull white wall (d) the word in small print
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) hold the plant firm (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on an orange; the orange pulls a jeep; the jeep chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) fan (b) orange (c) jeep (d) mirror
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a pillow by the park gate, a glass by the fruit cart, a parrot by the banyan tree, a goat by the bus stop, an igloo by the post box. What did you place by the park gate? (a) parrot (b) goat (c) pillow (d) igloo
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a list of words only
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear voices (b) taste salty (c) read words (d) smell smoke
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) mother (c) eye (d) flower
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a drum; the drum tickles an urn; the urn pulls a ladder; the ladder sings to a key. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) ladder (b) watch (c) drum (d) urn
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) skin
- 36.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) elephant (b) sugar (c) book (d) nose
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a blurry shape (d) a far-off still tree
Answer key
- rope
- step 4
- banana
- holds up the leaves
- hold the plant firm
- a bus made of ice
- ears
- a colour for each branch
- step 2
- that item is lost
- choose a place you know
- carries water upward
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- new words in a language
- step 4
- step 2
- take in water from soil
- carries water upward
- a frog wearing a crown
- turn into fruit
- fix stops in order
- step 4
- a weak picture
- jeep
- a poor mind map
- pillow
- a sock that smells awful
- read words
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- sugar
- watch
- find a sound-alike word
- eyes
- False
- book
- the word’s meaning
- a weak picture
- a giant pink elephant
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