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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 2.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see colours (b) feel hot and cold (c) hear music (d) smell food
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a needle by the shoe rack, a guava by the sofa, a key by the dining table, a lamp by the door, an inkpot by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) inkpot (b) guava (c) lamp (d) key
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling jasmine (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting raw mango
- 8.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) quick to see and recall (c) it saves ink (d) it looks empty
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a whistle (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 10.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a doll by the sofa, a net by the dining table, a whistle by the kitchen, a needle by the TV, a mango by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) mango (b) whistle (c) doll (d) net
- 13.🗣️ 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
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a ladder by the shoe rack, a van by the sofa, a lemon by the door, an igloo by the TV, a violin by the dining table. What did you place by the door? (a) igloo (b) lemon (c) van (d) ladder
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a monkey; the monkey chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) whistle (b) monkey (c) candle (d) anchor
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a MAZE on a table (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) the word in small print
- 26.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the date (c) the main topic (d) your name
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) long sentences (c) a colour for each branch (d) lines that link ideas
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell (d) sound
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) skin (d) ears
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 33.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) one key word per branch (c) ideas with no links (d) lines that link ideas
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a blurry shape (c) a bus made of ice (d) a list of words only
- 35.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 36.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) small doodles (c) lines that link ideas (d) all in one colour
- 38.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 40.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
Answer key
- the pen stirring tea
- one you know very well
- picture the first item
- hear the new word
- see colours
- key
- smelling jasmine
- quick to see and recall
- hearing a whistle
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 3
- doll
- find a sound-alike word
- True
- False
- a weak picture
- step 4
- lemon
- step 1
- step 2
- monkey
- step 2
- step 4
- water in a PAN
- the word in small print
- the main topic
- link it to the next item
- long sentences
- a strong picture
- smell
- ears
- step 3
- ideas with no links
- a bus made of ice
- the method of loci
- True
- all in one colour
- images stick better
- each link leads on
- replay the story
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