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: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) long sentences (c) all in one colour (d) ideas with no links
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a blurry shape (c) a pencil that dances (d) the word in small print
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 6.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) read words (b) smell food (c) taste sour (d) feel a light touch
- 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear voices (b) feel hot and cold (c) see colours (d) read words
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) take in water from soil (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a rope by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the notice board, a sock by the stairs, a cat by the school gate, a key by the classroom door. Where did you place the key? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) school gate
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a list of words only (d) a giant pink elephant
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) book (b) moon (c) elephant (d) table
- 17.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tiger by the sofa, an owl by the bed, a violin by the kitchen, an ant by the dining table, a sock by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) sock (b) owl (c) tiger (d) ant
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a nest; the nest crashes into a drum; the drum jumps over a spoon; the spoon falls into a vase. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) vase (b) drum (c) nest (d) goat
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a far-off still tree (d) a dull white wall
- 24.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight (d) taste
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) see colours (b) hear voices (c) taste sour (d) taste sweet
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into a tiger; the tiger chases a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) doll (b) anchor (c) pillow (d) tiger
- 30.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 34.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in a corner (d) lines that link ideas
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases a goat; the goat bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) ice cream (b) onion (c) lamp (d) goat
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) tasting raw mango (c) stroking soft fur (d) hearing a whistle
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
Answer key
- step 1
- to keep the order
- a colour for each branch
- a pencil that dances
- step 2
- True
- False
- feel a light touch
- the pen stirring tea
- a strong picture
- touch
- feel hot and cold
- turn into fruit
- classroom door
- a giant pink elephant
- moon
- the method of loci
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- ant
- nest
- a kite as big as a house
- later today and tomorrow
- picture the first item
- sight
- hear the new word
- hear voices
- tiger
- each link leads on
- leaves
- that item is lost
- keep linking in order
- lines that link ideas
- onion
- hearing a whistle
- fix stops in order
- True
- funny actions
- step 4
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