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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 5.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) bhaat (c) aam (d) chaand
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a tomato; the tomato falls into a doll; the doll sits on an apple; the apple jumps over a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) doll (c) net (d) tomato
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 10.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a mango by the playground, a monkey by the library, a cat by the classroom door, a vase by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) cat (b) mango (c) vase (d) ladder
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a PIE under your foot (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
- 19.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) just the word
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 21.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 22.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting salty chips (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hands in icy water
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sound
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 31.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a glass by the door, a candle by the TV, a fan by the gate, an ant by the shoe rack, a guava by the sofa. What did you place by the gate? (a) glass (b) ant (c) guava (d) fan
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) the word in small print (d) a sock that smells awful
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a blurry shape (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a bright red flying cow
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a tiger; the tiger falls into an orange; the orange chases a glass; the glass sits on a lemon. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) lemon (c) glass (d) tiger
- 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) water in a PAN
- 40.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- step 4
- I NEED sleep
- True
- step 4
- bhaat
- doll
- step 3
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- put pictures at stops
- mango
- step 3
- a laughing tiffin box
- step 2
- funny actions
- an elephant with HOT tea
- a far-off still tree
- a funny, moving one
- find a sound-alike word
- to keep the order
- yes, with new pictures
- step 1
- smell
- seeing a glowing star
- hear the new word
- a weak picture
- smell
- a strong picture
- picture the first item
- that item is lost
- find a sound-alike word
- fan
- a sock that smells awful
- link it to the next item
- a blurry shape
- put pictures at stops
- tiger
- a cat paying a BILL
- the method of loci
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