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 home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a frog by the shoe rack, an ant by the door, a kite by the dining table, a cat by the TV, a drum by the sofa. Where did you place the frog? (a) TV (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) door
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 3.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in the centre (c) small doodles (d) a colour for each branch
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls an umbrella; the umbrella chases a violin; the violin jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) duck (d) needle
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a pencil by the fruit cart, a goat by the bus stop, an owl by the post box, a shoe by the banyan tree, a mirror by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pencil (b) owl (c) goat (d) shoe
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) aai (c) haathi (d) sakhar
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries water upward (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a far-off still tree
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a jeep by the notice board, a guava by the stairs, a duck by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the classroom door, a shoe by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) flute (b) guava (c) duck (d) shoe
- 15.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a blurry shape (c) a mango that sings (d) a far-off still tree
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) copying a whole page (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in a corner
- 20.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paay (c) kitaab (d) phool
- 22.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 24.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 26.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 34.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting bitter karela (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 37.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in a corner (c) lines that link ideas (d) details on small twigs
- 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 39.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) the word “umbrella”
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) bhaat (c) shala (d) ped
Answer key
- shoe rack
- step 1
- tiny, cramped writing
- a good mind map
- needle
- step 2
- goat
- choose a place you know
- sakhar
- a good mind map
- a weak picture
- carries water upward
- a laughing tiffin box
- guava
- a mango that sings
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- hear the new word
- one key word per branch
- False
- paay
- one you know very well
- take in water from soil
- images stick better
- picture the first item
- True
- a list of words only
- picture the first item
- True
- the word’s meaning
- choose a place you know
- that item is lost
- step 4
- False
- fix stops in order
- stroking soft fur
- topic in a corner
- replay the story
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- bhaat
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