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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 2.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a radio by the blackboard, a jeep by the classroom door, a rose by the library, an umpire by the playground, a cat by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) cat (b) umpire (c) radio (d) rose
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an urn by the fruit cart, a flute by the bench, a candle by the slide, a needle by the park gate, a kite by the swing. What did you place by the slide? (a) candle (b) flute (c) needle (d) urn
- 9.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a dull white wall
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bright red flying cow
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) feel rough or smooth (c) smell smoke (d) hear music
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sound (b) taste (c) smell (d) touch
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) taste sour (c) see colours (d) smell flowers
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it is longer (d) it needs no review
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto an onion; the onion sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls an ant. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) ant (b) rope (c) fan (d) onion
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 21.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) shala (c) paay (d) ped
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a duck; the duck tickles a needle; the needle bounces onto a rose; the rose crashes into a tent. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) ball (b) needle (c) duck (d) tent
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) make food using sunlight (d) make seeds
- 27.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a violin by the bed, a key by the TV, an orange by the kitchen, a bucket by the sofa, an urn by the dining table. Where did you place the key? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) kitchen
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a whistle (d) stroking soft fur
- 31.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make seeds (c) grow under the ground (d) have tiny pores
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) flower (b) fish (c) mother (d) cat
- 36.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a mango that sings (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 38.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 40.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
Answer key
- a good mind map
- fix stops in order
- the word’s meaning
- a strong picture
- step 2
- cat
- step 2
- candle
- a dull white wall
- funny actions
- a pale, tiny dot
- taste sweet
- sound
- fix stops in order
- feel a light touch
- a strong picture
- it shows how ideas link
- picture the first item
- rope
- leaves
- False
- keep linking in order
- a poor mind map
- ped
- duck
- make food using sunlight
- False
- step 1
- TV
- stroking soft fur
- True
- step 4
- grow under the ground
- choose a place you know
- cat
- the pen stirring tea
- the word in small print
- False
- a bird leaving a cage
- new words in a language
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