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 walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a guava by the banyan tree, an urn by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the slide, a duck by the park gate, an umbrella by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) duck (b) umbrella (c) inkpot (d) guava
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting salty chips (c) tasting raw mango (d) seeing a glowing star
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) hear voices (c) taste sweet (d) read words
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a jeep by the fruit cart, a key by the post box, a kite by the swing, a bucket by the park gate, an umpire by the banyan tree. What did you place by the post box? (a) umpire (b) kite (c) bucket (d) key
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an apple by the TV, a tent by the shoe rack, a tomato by the sofa, a ball by the dining table, an igloo by the kitchen. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) apple (b) igloo (c) tent (d) tomato
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) billi (c) phool (d) haathi
- 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a duck; the duck falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a fan; the fan chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) duck (b) fan (c) nest (d) bucket
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) bhaat (c) sakhar (d) mez
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) the word in small print (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a sock that smells awful
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 24.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 25.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a radio; the radio crashes into a coconut; the coconut pulls a doll; the doll tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) radio (b) coconut (c) umbrella (d) flute
- 28.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a bucket; the bucket falls into a duck; the duck rolls into a fan; the fan pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) bucket (b) umpire (c) drum (d) fan
- 30.🏰 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 banyan tree, a sock by the post box, a candle by the fruit cart, a pencil by the park gate, an owl by the bus stop. What did you place by the post box? (a) sock (b) mango (c) pencil (d) owl
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a mango that sings (c) a blurry shape (d) a giant pink elephant
- 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mango by the TV, a spoon by the dining table, a mirror by the door, a cat by the sofa, a pencil by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pencil (b) spoon (c) mango (d) mirror
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) have tiny pores (c) make seeds (d) holds up the leaves
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) lines that link ideas
Answer key
- guava
- True
- choose a place you know
- add more stops
- hearing a dog bark
- read words
- key
- link it to the meaning
- tent
- step 3
- the word’s meaning
- haathi
- the pen stirring tea
- replay the story
- duck
- funny actions
- step 3
- find a sound-alike word
- bhaat
- keep linking in order
- the word in small print
- step 1
- step 4
- a good mind map
- one you know very well
- sounds like the new word
- coconut
- the method of loci
- drum
- sock
- a weak picture
- a blurry shape
- a SACK full of sugar
- later today and tomorrow
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- leaves
- mirror
- have tiny pores
- topic in a corner
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