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 step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see shapes (b) hear voices (c) feel hot and cold (d) smell food
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a giant pink elephant
- 4.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 5.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a van by the classroom door, a vase by the blackboard, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the stairs, a kettle by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) drum (b) van (c) ant (d) vase
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an umpire by the fruit cart, a duck by the park gate, a goat by the slide, a bucket by the banyan tree, a drum by the swing. Where did you place the bucket? (a) slide (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) fruit cart
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a far-off still tree
- 12.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) banana (d) rocket
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles an igloo; the igloo pulls a fan; the fan sits on a sock; the sock jumps over a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) whistle (c) rose (d) fan
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 15.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a blurry shape (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a list of words only
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tomato by the notice board, a pillow by the classroom door, a glass by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the stairs, a jug by the school gate. What did you place by the notice board? (a) glass (b) tomato (c) pillow (d) watch
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umbrella by the gate, a doll by the TV, a pillow by the shoe rack, a key by the door, a ball by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) key (b) umbrella (c) ball (d) pillow
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a lemon; the lemon jumps over a vase; the vase falls into a violin; the violin crashes into an urn. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) violin (b) lemon (c) vase (d) parrot
- 23.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a sock that smells awful (c) the word in small print (d) a list of words only
- 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) nose (d) tongue
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a dull white wall (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a pencil by the park gate, a tent by the banyan tree, an igloo by the swing, a needle by the fruit cart, a ladder by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tent (b) needle (c) pencil (d) ladder
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a needle by the shoe rack, a parrot by the sofa, a net by the TV, a cat by the gate, a tomato by the door. Where did you place the net? (a) door (b) sofa (c) gate (d) TV
- 29.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pencil that dances (c) a normal-sized cup (d) the word in small print
- 31.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an inkpot by the dining table, a rose by the sofa, a sock by the TV, a needle by the shoe rack, a fan by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) inkpot (b) rose (c) needle (d) sock
- 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) a colour for each branch (d) long sentences
- 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
Answer key
- step 2
- feel hot and cold
- a plain grey box
- choose a place you know
- True
- keep linking in order
- van
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- banyan tree
- a giant pink elephant
- honesty
- rose
- the word in small print
- add more stops
- hear the new word
- step 1
- roots
- a kite as big as a house
- tomato
- umbrella
- parrot
- a sock that smells awful
- replay the story
- tongue
- a laughing tiffin box
- ladder
- TV
- later today and tomorrow
- a pencil that dances
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- False
- step 3
- needle
- a colour for each branch
- hear the new word
- picture the first item
- a strong picture
- funny actions
- sounds like the new word
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