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: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) kitaab (c) bandar (d) ped
- 3.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) ears (d) tongue
- 5.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a watch by the school gate, a duck by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the classroom door, a frog by the stairs, a monkey by the notice board. Where did you place the glass? (a) school gate (b) notice board (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases an ant; the ant bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls an anchor; the anchor crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) tiger (b) ant (c) lemon (d) candle
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) sound
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 14.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 16.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) green, flat and thin (d) holds up the leaves
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 20.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a blurry shape (c) a dull white wall (d) a bus made of ice
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a plain grey box (c) a list of words only (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a goat; the goat jumps over a jeep; the jeep tickles an anchor; the anchor crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) goat (b) umpire (c) jeep (d) pillow
- 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 24.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) feel hot and cold (c) see shapes (d) taste sweet
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a glass by the shoe rack, an anchor by the kitchen, a rope by the TV, a goat by the dining table, a wallet by the sofa. Where did you place the glass? (a) kitchen (b) shoe rack (c) sofa (d) TV
- 29.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the date (c) the main topic (d) your name
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 33.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a glass; the glass sings to a kite; the kite rolls into an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) glass (c) kite (d) bucket
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) fish (b) cloud (c) rice (d) monkey
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) make seeds (d) have tiny pores
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a glass by the shoe rack, an urn by the TV, a pillow by the sofa, a drum by the door, a coconut by the gate. Where did you place the glass? (a) gate (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) door
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hands in icy water (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a drum boom
Answer key
- put pictures at stops
- ped
- False
- tongue
- False
- step 2
- classroom door
- ant
- link it to the next item
- taste
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- add more stops
- step 3
- True
- link it to the next item
- holds up the leaves
- nose
- a bus made of ice
- a laughing tiffin box
- jeep
- a good mind map
- True
- a blurry shape
- link it to the meaning
- taste sweet
- shoe rack
- the main topic
- False
- a weak picture
- have tiny pores
- the pen stirring tea
- a strong picture
- link it to the meaning
- glass
- monkey
- make seeds
- shoe rack
- hearing a drum boom
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