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: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a radio by the dining table, an igloo by the sofa, a doll by the kitchen, a tiger by the TV, a shoe by the bed. What did you place by the bed? (a) radio (b) shoe (c) tiger (d) doll
- 2.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pencil that dances (c) a mango that sings (d) a kite as big as a house
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ball by the bus stop, a banana by the fruit cart, a vase by the banyan tree, an ant by the post box, a monkey by the park gate. Where did you place the ball? (a) fruit cart (b) bus stop (c) park gate (d) post box
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a dog bark (d) stroking soft fur
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) ideas with no links (c) all in one colour (d) topic in the centre
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a ball; the ball crashes into a van; the van sings to a pillow; the pillow pulls a tent. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) van (b) tent (c) pillow (d) ball
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a pencil that dances (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a bright red flying cow
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into an ant; the ant tickles a mirror; the mirror falls into a banana; the banana jumps over a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) ant (c) banana (d) mirror
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a dull white wall (c) a plain grey box (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a coconut; the coconut pulls a banana; the banana crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) banana (c) pencil (d) coconut
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a blurry shape (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a list of words only
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an inkpot by the swing, a radio by the park gate, a doll by the bench, a vase by the slide, an owl by the fruit cart. Where did you place the doll? (a) swing (b) slide (c) bench (d) fruit cart
- 21.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the date
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ladder by the school gate, a mirror by the stairs, a flute by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the classroom door, a radio by the notice board. Where did you place the radio? (a) school gate (b) teacher’s desk (c) classroom door (d) notice board
- 23.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a duck by the sofa, an urn by the shoe rack, a drum by the TV, a radio by the door, a sock by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) sock (b) urn (c) duck (d) radio
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into an apple; the apple jumps over a van; the van tickles a banana; the banana falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) van (b) radio (c) banana (d) apple
- 29.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 32.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) the letters only (d) nothing at all
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) sugar (c) cloud (d) school
- 34.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) make it small and plain (d) keep it still
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) green, flat and thin (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a parrot; the parrot sits on an orange; the orange falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) parrot (b) orange (c) radio (d) watch
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) smell
Answer key
- shoe
- a blurry shape
- bus stop
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- tasting bitter karela
- topic in the centre
- van
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- a pale, tiny dot
- mirror
- a frog wearing a crown
- flowers
- coconut
- a sock that smells awful
- that item is lost
- find a sound-alike word
- a strong picture
- bench
- the main topic
- notice board
- one you know very well
- funny actions
- radio
- step 1
- step 1
- banana
- add more stops
- step 2
- step 2
- a bird leaving a cage
- foot
- make it big and funny
- green, flat and thin
- a KNOCK on the nose
- radio
- roots
- step 4
- sound
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