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: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a duck by the kitchen, a bucket by the shoe rack, a banana by the sofa, a ball by the dining table, a rope by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ball (b) rope (c) bucket (d) banana
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) the word in small print
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) machhli (c) bhaat (d) aai
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a drum boom (d) hearing a dog bark
- 8.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a list of words only (c) a mango that sings (d) a plain grey box
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 12.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a key by the fruit cart, a shoe by the park gate, a van by the banyan tree, a kite by the swing, an anchor by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) anchor (b) kite (c) key (d) shoe
- 14.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) take in water from soil (c) make seeds (d) turn into fruit
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a needle; the needle falls into an ant; the ant bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a drum. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) needle (b) fan (c) ant (d) igloo
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) make seeds (c) carries food to parts (d) attract bees
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) ideas with no links (d) details on small twigs
- 23.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 24.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a plain grey box (c) a bus made of ice (d) the word in small print
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) chaabi (c) bandar (d) billi
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 29.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) eyes (d) skin
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 35.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 37.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on an umpire; the umpire jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a mango. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) coconut (d) umpire
- 39.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) a small detail
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bus made of ice
Answer key
- step 2
- ball
- stem
- the word in small print
- aai
- a strong picture
- tasting raw mango
- a mango that sings
- sounds like the new word
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- easier to keep
- key
- the method of loci
- link it to the meaning
- a funny, moving one
- make food using sunlight
- needle
- ears
- stem
- carries food to parts
- details on small twigs
- to keep the order
- True
- a bus made of ice
- sight
- billi
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- a weak picture
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- eyes
- step 2
- later today and tomorrow
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- coconut
- the main topic
- a pale, tiny dot
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