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 place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a plain grey box
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) paani (c) kitaab (d) aai
- 5.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the date (d) the main topic
- 6.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 7.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) a colour for each branch
- 8.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 9.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a guava by the playground, an owl by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the classroom door, a key by the blackboard, a net by the library. What did you place by the playground? (a) net (b) flute (c) owl (d) guava
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) the word in small print
- 13.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an umpire by the fruit cart, a glass by the post box, a rope by the bus stop, a needle by the park gate, a sock by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) sock (b) needle (c) glass (d) rope
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto a watch; the watch rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) parrot (b) glass (c) watch (d) bucket
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a fan; the fan chases a vase; the vase crashes into a ball; the ball sings to an onion. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) ball (c) tent (d) vase
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a dull white wall (d) a normal-sized cup
- 21.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 22.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it hides the ideas (c) it needs no review (d) it is longer
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) I AM eating a mango
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) read words (b) feel hot and cold (c) smell flowers (d) feel rough or smooth
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) fish (c) elephant (d) mango
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a ball; the ball sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) fan (c) owl (d) ball
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) neend (c) haathi (d) shala
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) taste salty (c) read words (d) taste sour
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) I NEED sleep (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a dull white wall (c) a bus made of ice (d) the word in small print
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a cat; the cat falls into a fan; the fan jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) umbrella (c) cat (d) ball
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umpire by the dining table, an apple by the kitchen, a bucket by the TV, a tent by the sofa, a mirror by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) apple (b) umpire (c) bucket (d) mirror
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a list of words only (d) a pale, tiny dot
Answer key
- one you know very well
- step 2
- a kite as big as a house
- neend
- the main topic
- a list of words only
- topic in a corner
- the method of loci
- images stick better
- the pen stirring tea
- guava
- the word in small print
- later today and tomorrow
- rope
- a weak picture
- glass
- tent
- a strong picture
- link it to the next item
- a laughing tiffin box
- yes, with new pictures
- it shows how ideas link
- a book in a KIT bag
- smell flowers
- step 1
- table
- owl
- sight
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- keep linking in order
- phool
- link it to the next item
- read words
- a tree on a note PAD
- a frog wearing a crown
- a bus made of ice
- cat
- apple
- a sock that smells awful
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