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: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 2.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a key; the key sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) doll (c) whistle (d) tent
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) tree (b) nose (c) cat (d) moon
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a far-off still tree
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in the centre (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in a corner
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a mango; the mango pulls an urn; the urn jumps over an owl; the owl crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) ladder (b) urn (c) owl (d) mango
- 21.🎨 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”
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) aam (c) bandar (d) phool
- 23.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 24.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it saves ink
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hearing a dog bark (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an urn by the swing, a fan by the park gate, an apple by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the bench, an anchor by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) anchor (b) inkpot (c) fan (d) apple
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 32.🏰 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 fruit cart, a frog by the post box, a guava by the park gate, a coconut by the bus stop, a cat by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) cat (b) guava (c) mango (d) coconut
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a far-off still tree (c) a dull white wall (d) a normal-sized cup
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) the word in small print (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 36.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the date
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) watching fireworks (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting bitter karela
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a frog; the frog falls into a goat; the goat rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) frog (c) goat (d) flute
Answer key
- fix stops in order
- True
- choose a place you know
- a strong picture
- find a sound-alike word
- step 4
- whistle
- roots
- choose a place you know
- nose
- picture the first item
- stem
- replay the story
- step 3
- step 1
- a far-off still tree
- link it to the meaning
- step 4
- topic in a corner
- urn
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- phool
- to keep the order
- quick to see and recall
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- each link leads on
- hearing a dog bark
- anchor
- picture the first item
- find a sound-alike word
- guava
- a kite as big as a house
- the word’s meaning
- a frog wearing a crown
- the main topic
- step 2
- tasting bitter karela
- roots
- goat
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