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 story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a candle; the candle tickles an umpire; the umpire chases a watch. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) ladder (c) umpire (d) candle
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a wallet by the door, a van by the shoe rack, an igloo by the TV, a cat by the gate, a mango by the sofa. Where did you place the mango? (a) sofa (b) door (c) TV (d) gate
- 5.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a net by the library, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a pillow by the blackboard, a coconut by the classroom door, a frog by the playground. Where did you place the coconut? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) library (d) teacher’s desk
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) coconut (b) monkey (c) inkpot (d) banana
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) read words (b) hear voices (c) smell smoke (d) taste sweet
- 16.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 17.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a tent; the tent jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto a whistle; the whistle rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) tent (b) goat (c) violin (d) whistle
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) stroking soft fur (c) smelling wet earth (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a ball; the ball sings to a net; the net jumps over a banana; the banana pulls a shoe. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) banana (b) net (c) apple (d) ball
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a banana; the banana sits on an urn; the urn bounces onto a lemon; the lemon crashes into a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) urn (b) lemon (c) rose (d) banana
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a shoe by the door, a van by the TV, a vase by the shoe rack, an onion by the dining table, a doll by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) onion (b) doll (c) van (d) vase
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jeep by the shoe rack, a kettle by the door, a candle by the TV, a lemon by the dining table, an igloo by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) jeep (b) kettle (c) igloo (d) lemon
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) rice (c) mother (d) mango
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a tomato by the fruit cart, a glass by the banyan tree, a rope by the park gate, a banana by the post box, a ball by the swing. What did you place by the park gate? (a) ball (b) banana (c) tomato (d) rope
- 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) water in a PAN (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) aam (c) bhaat (d) kitaab
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 35.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a list of words only (d) a dull white wall
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a candle; the candle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep pulls an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) ice cream (b) jeep (c) candle (d) kite
- 38.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it hides the ideas (c) it needs no review (d) it shows how ideas link
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
Answer key
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- ladder
- sofa
- yes, with new pictures
- step 4
- sounds like the new word
- funny actions
- classroom door
- coconut
- step 1
- link it to the meaning
- step 2
- step 2
- hear voices
- a SACK full of sugar
- make it big and funny
- whistle
- smelling wet earth
- step 3
- apple
- lemon
- van
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- igloo
- table
- keep linking in order
- step 4
- rope
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- kitaab
- put pictures at stops
- find a sound-alike word
- the pen stirring tea
- a frog wearing a crown
- jeep
- it shows how ideas link
- put pictures at stops
- one you know very well
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