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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a monkey by the library, an ice cream by the classroom door, an inkpot by the blackboard, a shoe by the stairs, a jug by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 3.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a doll; the doll crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a mirror; the mirror falls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) lamp (b) ball (c) doll (d) mirror
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lemon by the gate, a frog by the shoe rack, a guava by the sofa, a candle by the TV, an inkpot by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) candle (b) inkpot (c) frog (d) lemon
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over a ball; the ball falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) owl (b) whistle (c) jalebi (d) lamp
- 8.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a BAT made of rice (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 11.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a mango by the post box, a banana by the park gate, a glass by the fruit cart, an igloo by the bus stop, a frog by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mango (b) frog (c) igloo (d) banana
- 17.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a flower in a POOL
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see shapes (b) hear music (c) hear voices (d) feel rough or smooth
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles an owl; the owl pulls a pencil; the pencil chases a duck; the duck falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) radio (b) pencil (c) duck (d) owl
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a mango that sings (d) a giant pink elephant
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 24.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umpire by the dining table, an umbrella by the TV, a glass by the shoe rack, an ant by the kitchen, a doll by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) doll (b) ant (c) umbrella (d) glass
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a drum; the drum bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a watch; the watch sings to a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) lamp (c) lemon (d) net
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 32.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) turn into fruit
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a nest by the stairs, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a van by the school gate, an onion by the notice board, a flute by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) flute (b) onion (c) van (d) rope
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) stroking soft fur (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a whistle
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ball by the library, a violin by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the blackboard, a goat by the stairs, a doll by the classroom door. Where did you place the violin? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) library (d) blackboard
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a plain grey box (c) a list of words only (d) a far-off still tree
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 39.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
Answer key
- classroom door
- step 3
- False
- mirror
- step 1
- inkpot
- jalebi
- a BAT made of rice
- each link leads on
- step 2
- True
- hear the new word
- step 4
- choose a place you know
- find a sound-alike word
- frog
- choose a place you know
- a cat paying a BILL
- feel rough or smooth
- radio
- that item is lost
- a list of words only
- step 4
- True
- ant
- drum
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- put pictures at stops
- later today and tomorrow
- a weak picture
- fix stops in order
- take in water from soil
- onion
- hearing a whistle
- teacher’s desk
- a kite as big as a house
- step 1
- yes, with new pictures
- funny actions
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