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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling wet earth (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting bitter karela (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a rope by the post box, a flute by the banyan tree, an ice cream by the fruit cart, a ladder by the park gate, a drum by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ladder (b) drum (c) flute (d) ice cream
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a parrot by the library, a vase by the classroom door, a lamp by the playground, a jug by the blackboard, a needle by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the lamp? (a) blackboard (b) playground (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
- 7.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a list of words only (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pencil that dances
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a bus made of ice (c) a plain grey box (d) the word in small print
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 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.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 20.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a whistle; the whistle pulls an umbrella; the umbrella chases a tiger; the tiger rolls into a jug. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) jug (d) flute
- 23.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into an apple; the apple sings to a mango; the mango pulls a kite; the kite bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) frog (c) apple (d) kite
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a fan by the banyan tree, a ball by the post box, a coconut by the bus stop, a net by the park gate, a whistle by the fruit cart. Where did you place the fan? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) post box (d) fruit cart
- 28.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a BAT made of rice
- 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a mango that sings (c) a far-off still tree (d) a plain grey box
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) chaand (c) kitaab (d) chaabi
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a flute by the park gate, a bucket by the fruit cart, a ball by the post box, a rose by the banyan tree, a cat by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rose (b) flute (c) ball (d) cat
- 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
Answer key
- a strong picture
- step 1
- tasting bitter karela
- the pen stirring tea
- flute
- playground
- False
- funny actions
- a list of words only
- the word’s meaning
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- a bus made of ice
- hold the plant firm
- link it to the meaning
- False
- new words in a language
- replay the story
- a dull white wall
- True
- that item is lost
- flute
- False
- one you know very well
- apple
- step 4
- banyan tree
- make it big and funny
- a MAZE on a table
- a PIE under your foot
- a good mind map
- hear the new word
- a mango that sings
- chaabi
- sound
- sight
- step 1
- cat
- each link leads on
- keep linking in order
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