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 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
- 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) mez (c) haathi (d) naak
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an orange by the slide, a candle by the fruit cart, a pencil by the park gate, a sock by the swing, a kite by the bench. Where did you place the orange? (a) fruit cart (b) bench (c) park gate (d) slide
- 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an onion by the bus stop, a mirror by the banyan tree, a doll by the park gate, a candle by the post box, a key by the fruit cart. Where did you place the doll? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) banyan tree
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 8.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) keep it still (c) make it grey (d) make it small and plain
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) read words (c) feel rough or smooth (d) taste sour
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an apple by the swing, a cat by the slide, a needle by the banyan tree, a shoe by the park gate, an ant by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) needle (b) shoe (c) cat (d) ant
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting salty chips (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a dog bark
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 16.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) elephant (b) book (c) mango (d) key
- 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 19.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) skin (d) tongue
- 27.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🎨 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
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a mirror; the mirror sings to a van; the van falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) cat (c) ball (d) apple
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a bright red flying cow (d) the word in small print
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear voices (b) feel a light touch (c) smell smoke (d) taste salty
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a far-off still tree (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a giant pink elephant
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into an owl; the owl sits on a bucket; the bucket falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a goat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) bucket (c) owl (d) goat
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a kite as big as a house
- 40.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- choose a place you know
- each link leads on
- mez
- slide
- the pen stirring tea
- park gate
- keep linking in order
- make it big and funny
- leaves
- read words
- a good mind map
- shoe
- smelling jasmine
- step 2
- sound
- True
- key
- that item is lost
- a funny, moving one
- hear the new word
- a weak picture
- touch
- step 2
- funny actions
- step 1
- tongue
- True
- put pictures at stops
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- flowers
- cat
- a bright red flying cow
- the word’s meaning
- smell smoke
- a weak picture
- a far-off still tree
- owl
- step 4
- a kite as big as a house
- True
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