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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a vase by the teacher’s desk, a parrot by the stairs, a coconut by the classroom door, a mirror by the blackboard, a needle by the notice board. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) parrot (b) coconut (c) needle (d) mirror
- 3.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) book (b) flower (c) tree (d) sugar
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) shala (c) aam (d) phool
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a giant pink elephant (d) the word in small print
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a goat; the goat sings to an urn; the urn pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) bucket (c) urn (d) inkpot
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) one key word per branch (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in a corner
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) turn into fruit
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a dog bark (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 19.🎨 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
- 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) grow under the ground (c) attract bees (d) carries food to parts
- 22.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hands in icy water (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a whistle (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) attract bees (c) make food using sunlight (d) grow under the ground
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a violin by the stairs, a van by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the blackboard, a shoe by the classroom door, an umpire by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) violin (b) umpire (c) lemon (d) van
- 26.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) attract bees (c) make food using sunlight (d) take in water from soil
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jeep by the TV, a watch by the sofa, a kite by the door, an igloo by the gate, a jug by the shoe rack. Where did you place the igloo? (a) door (b) TV (c) gate (d) shoe rack
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) water in a PAN (c) I NEED sleep (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 34.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 35.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) after a year
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an umpire; the umpire sits on a guava; the guava chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) guava (b) monkey (c) apple (d) umbrella
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a mango that sings (d) the word in small print
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) tongue
- 39.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
Answer key
- step 4
- mirror
- the main topic
- fix stops in order
- tree
- step 4
- False
- step 3
- bhaat
- step 4
- a strong picture
- a giant pink elephant
- flowers
- a weak picture
- inkpot
- one key word per branch
- turn into fruit
- feeling a prickly cactus
- make it big and funny
- the pen stirring tea
- carries food to parts
- a good mind map
- hearing a whistle
- holds up the leaves
- violin
- yes, with new pictures
- step 2
- step 3
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- attract bees
- gate
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- the method of loci
- later today and tomorrow
- guava
- the word in small print
- tongue
- redraw it from memory
- keep linking in order
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students