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.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tiger by the kitchen, a pillow by the sofa, a whistle by the shoe rack, a frog by the dining table, a tomato by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tiger (b) whistle (c) pillow (d) frog
- 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) after a year
- 6.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) topic in the centre (c) topic in a corner (d) long sentences
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) a list of words only
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a frog by the stairs, a whistle by the classroom door, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a tiger by the school gate, a wallet by the notice board. What did you place by the school gate? (a) wallet (b) whistle (c) tiger (d) frog
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a monkey; the monkey sings to a vase; the vase pulls a kettle; the kettle falls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) monkey (c) kettle (d) parrot
- 10.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a fan by the sofa, a doll by the shoe rack, a frog by the dining table, an urn by the TV, a rope by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) rope (b) fan (c) frog (d) doll
- 15.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see shapes (b) see colours (c) feel hot and cold (d) smell food
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a bus made of ice (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a bright red flying cow
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 24.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) long sentences (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) paani (c) chaabi (d) machhli
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I NEED sleep (d) water in a PAN
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see colours (b) hear a bell (c) read words (d) smell food
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the sofa, a flute by the shoe rack, a tomato by the gate, a bucket by the door, an ice cream by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) ball (c) flute (d) ice cream
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a blurry shape (c) a far-off still tree (d) a kite as big as a house
- 33.🗺️ 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 food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a banana; the banana sits on a cat; the cat pulls a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) bucket (c) banana (d) glass
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a vase by the TV, a mirror by the gate, an igloo by the sofa, a doll by the door, a jeep by the shoe rack. Where did you place the igloo? (a) TV (b) door (c) gate (d) sofa
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 37.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a candle; the candle chases an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) candle (c) inkpot (d) ice cream
- 40.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
Answer key
- False
- step 4
- step 4
- pillow
- later today and tomorrow
- topic in the centre
- a pencil that dances
- tiger
- monkey
- the method of loci
- choose a place you know
- True
- True
- frog
- a good mind map
- step 3
- sight
- feel hot and cold
- smell
- choose a place you know
- a list of words only
- step 2
- an elephant with HOT tea
- False
- small doodles
- machhli
- a strong picture
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- the pen stirring tea
- smell food
- tomato
- a kite as big as a house
- turn into fruit
- sock
- sofa
- sound
- a funny, moving one
- step 1
- inkpot
- details on small twigs
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