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: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a frog by the park gate, a tent by the post box, a monkey by the fruit cart, a watch by the bus stop, a key by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) watch (b) frog (c) monkey (d) key
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a mango that sings
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into an apple; the apple jumps over a parrot; the parrot falls into an owl; the owl crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the net? (a) mirror (b) owl (c) net (d) apple
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a glass; the glass sings to a watch; the watch sits on a candle; the candle pulls a key. Which item comes right before the key? (a) watch (b) glass (c) candle (d) parrot
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a blurry shape (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) the word in small print
- 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 13.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it is longer (c) it needs no review (d) it hides the ideas
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 15.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a watch by the TV, an umbrella by the kitchen, a coconut by the dining table, a cat by the sofa, a lamp by the bed. Where did you place the coconut? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) sofa (d) kitchen
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 24.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
- 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) all in one colour (c) one key word per branch (d) ideas with no links
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a plain grey box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a dull white wall
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a flute by the TV, a radio by the dining table, a lamp by the sofa, a ball by the shoe rack, a bucket by the kitchen. What did you place by the sofa? (a) lamp (b) ball (c) bucket (d) flute
- 32.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) make food using sunlight (c) attract bees (d) turn into fruit
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 35.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a blurry shape (c) a plain grey box (d) a giant pink elephant
- 37.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 38.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in the centre
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
Answer key
- step 4
- frog
- the word’s meaning
- step 1
- a list of words only
- hear the new word
- apple
- candle
- a laughing tiffin box
- replay the story
- step 4
- a funny, moving one
- it shows how ideas link
- step 3
- honesty
- picture the first item
- a weak picture
- topic in the centre
- to keep the order
- a good mind map
- keep linking in order
- dining table
- step 1
- True
- eyes
- a book in a KIT bag
- link it to the next item
- sounds like the new word
- one key word per branch
- a pencil that dances
- lamp
- True
- make food using sunlight
- flowers
- funny actions
- a giant pink elephant
- add more stops
- a good mind map
- topic in the centre
- put pictures at stops
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