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: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 3.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 6.True or false: “long sentences” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) cat (d) eye
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) chaand (c) mez (d) haathi
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) hearing a whistle (c) smelling jasmine (d) hands in icy water
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling jasmine (b) seeing a glowing star (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a dog bark
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) attract bees (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 17.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a sock that smells awful
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jeep by the library, a rose by the blackboard, a banana by the playground, a tomato by the classroom door, a kite by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the banana? (a) playground (b) blackboard (c) teacher’s desk (d) classroom door
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to an umpire; the umpire rolls into a flute; the flute sits on an orange; the orange falls into a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) rope (c) orange (d) flute
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a coconut; the coconut tickles a nest; the nest pulls a tiger; the tiger chases a glass. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) coconut (b) nest (c) glass (d) jalebi
- 27.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles an orange; the orange falls into a net; the net pulls a jug; the jug sings to a candle. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) net (b) doll (c) orange (d) candle
- 30.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into an urn; the urn chases a cat; the cat pulls a goat; the goat tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) cat (c) jalebi (d) tent
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) the word in small print (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) hands in icy water (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting bitter karela
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) cat (c) elephant (d) nose
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting raw mango (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a drum boom
Answer key
- choose a place you know
- the method of loci
- False
- replay the story
- sounds like the new word
- True
- step 3
- step 2
- eye
- mez
- step 2
- hearing a whistle
- hearing a dog bark
- step 1
- roots
- attract bees
- False
- True
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- put pictures at stops
- keep linking in order
- a pale, tiny dot
- playground
- flute
- coconut
- new words in a language
- choose a place you know
- net
- True
- cat
- the word in small print
- link it to the meaning
- tasting bitter karela
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- water
- link it to the next item
- False
- smelling jasmine
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