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 of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) long sentences (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) small doodles
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a guava; the guava tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to an orange. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) guava (b) spoon (c) orange (d) lamp
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a BAT made of rice
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) smell (c) touch (d) taste
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a doll by the kitchen, an owl by the TV, a radio by the sofa, a key by the bed, a jeep by the dining table. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) doll (b) jeep (c) owl (d) key
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 7.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) your name (d) the date
- 8.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a drum boom
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a goat by the classroom door, an onion by the teacher’s desk, a van by the playground, a drum by the blackboard, a coconut by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) onion (b) coconut (c) drum (d) goat
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 16.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) ears (d) eyes
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) details on small twigs (c) small doodles (d) topic in a corner
- 24.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a bucket by the gate, a goat by the TV, a coconut by the door, a spoon by the sofa, an ant by the shoe rack. What did you place by the gate? (a) goat (b) spoon (c) bucket (d) coconut
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a frog by the shoe rack, a jug by the dining table, a kite by the sofa, a whistle by the kitchen, a bucket by the TV. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) kite (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) jug
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) have tiny pores (d) hold the plant firm
- 30.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) ears (d) nose
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a plain grey box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 33.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) a colour for each branch (c) small doodles (d) copying a whole page
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a list of words only (c) a bus made of ice (d) a kite as big as a house
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a nest by the door, a drum by the dining table, an umpire by the TV, a tent by the shoe rack, a cat by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) nest (b) cat (c) tent (d) drum
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
Answer key
- small doodles
- orange
- a cat paying a BILL
- smell
- doll
- funny actions
- the main topic
- yes, with new pictures
- picture the first item
- one you know very well
- True
- replay the story
- smelling jasmine
- coconut
- stem
- add more stops
- link it to the meaning
- a strong picture
- ears
- step 4
- touch
- choose a place you know
- topic in a corner
- False
- bucket
- whistle
- find a sound-alike word
- the pen stirring tea
- hold the plant firm
- new words in a language
- ears
- a giant pink elephant
- later today and tomorrow
- step 4
- copying a whole page
- a list of words only
- cat
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- step 2
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