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.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an orange by the library, a key by the blackboard, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the stairs, a ladder by the classroom door. Where did you place the ant? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) library
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 9.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) attract bees (d) make food using sunlight
- 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 12.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 14.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 15.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) ideas with no links (c) details on small twigs (d) copying a whole page
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a spoon; the spoon chases a monkey; the monkey pulls a doll; the doll falls into a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) key (c) doll (d) spoon
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a key by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the library, a sock by the blackboard, a rope by the classroom door, a duck by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rope (b) duck (c) watch (d) key
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a tomato; the tomato sits on a lamp; the lamp rolls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) whistle (b) jalebi (c) lamp (d) tomato
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a list of words only (c) a mango that sings (d) a far-off still tree
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a flute; the flute sits on an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) flute (c) violin (d) apple
- 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) naak (c) baadal (d) bandar
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) flower (c) sugar (d) sleep
- 28.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) the letters only (c) a blank page (d) nothing at all
- 29.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a plain grey box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a blurry shape
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I AM eating a mango
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) eyes (d) ears
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a key by the TV, a tomato by the door, a coconut by the shoe rack, a mango by the dining table, an owl by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) key (b) tomato (c) mango (d) owl
Answer key
- the method of loci
- keep linking in order
- hear the new word
- False
- False
- to keep the order
- teacher’s desk
- taste
- one you know very well
- carries water upward
- later today and tomorrow
- False
- step 1
- new words in a language
- details on small twigs
- key
- a strong picture
- duck
- tomato
- a mango that sings
- step 2
- funny actions
- apple
- the pen stirring tea
- step 3
- bandar
- elephant
- a bird leaving a cage
- a bus made of ice
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- False
- a strong picture
- a MAZE on a table
- skin
- step 2
- step 1
- a weak picture
- True
- make it big and funny
- owl
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