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.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases an anchor; the anchor sings to a pillow; the pillow tickles a net; the net crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) net (c) umbrella (d) anchor
- 2.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries food to parts (c) turn into fruit (d) have tiny pores
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) skin (d) eyes
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a far-off still tree (d) a kite as big as a house
- 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) I NEED sleep (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 14.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a violin; the violin rolls into a guava; the guava chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) banana (c) anchor (d) guava
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a list of words only (c) a mango that sings (d) a dull white wall
- 18.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) skin (d) tongue
- 22.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) smell (c) touch (d) taste
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) flower (b) sugar (c) fish (d) school
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a parrot by the library, a guava by the blackboard, a bucket by the stairs, a candle by the classroom door, a lemon by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) bucket (b) lemon (c) parrot (d) candle
- 27.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) hold the plant firm (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
- 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a shoe by the sofa, an ant by the door, a drum by the TV, an igloo by the shoe rack, a lemon by the dining table. Where did you place the ant? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) door
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a whistle (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling wet earth
- 37.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting salty chips (d) watching fireworks
- 39.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 40.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) quick to see and recall (d) it looks empty
Answer key
- anchor
- honesty
- keep linking in order
- turn into fruit
- a poor mind map
- step 2
- step 3
- smell
- step 2
- tongue
- keep linking in order
- a kite as big as a house
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- to keep the order
- banana
- step 4
- a mango that sings
- True
- False
- a poor mind map
- nose
- easier to keep
- sound
- link it to the next item
- school
- parrot
- yes, with new pictures
- step 4
- a weak picture
- put pictures at stops
- link it to the meaning
- carries water upward
- a good mind map
- each link leads on
- door
- feeling a prickly cactus
- False
- watching fireworks
- the method of loci
- quick to see and recall
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