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.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a whistle (c) tasting bitter karela (d) smelling jasmine
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to an orange; the orange jumps over a mirror; the mirror sits on a radio. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) orange (b) mirror (c) glass (d) radio
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a mirror by the swing, a bucket by the park gate, a violin by the slide, a mango by the fruit cart, a whistle by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) mirror (b) violin (c) mango (d) bucket
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 8.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) lines that link ideas
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a whistle (d) hands in icy water
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) attract bees (c) carries water upward (d) make food using sunlight
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a list of words only (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a goat by the gate, a wallet by the shoe rack, a candle by the sofa, a tent by the door, a kettle by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) goat (b) kettle (c) wallet (d) candle
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a whistle (b) hearing a dog bark (c) tasting salty chips (d) seeing a glowing star
- 23.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) hold the plant firm (c) green, flat and thin (d) holds up the leaves
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a sock by the fruit cart, a guava by the banyan tree, an onion by the post box, an ant by the swing, a watch by the park gate. What did you place by the post box? (a) watch (b) sock (c) guava (d) onion
- 27.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) small doodles (c) ideas with no links (d) details on small twigs
- 28.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) long sentences (c) ideas with no links (d) copying a whole page
- 29.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 31.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) I NEED sleep
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 37.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 38.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) a small detail (c) your name (d) the main topic
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 40.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- smelling jasmine
- orange
- violin
- put pictures at stops
- a good mind map
- replay the story
- lines that link ideas
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
- flowers
- choose a place you know
- True
- watching fireworks
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- attract bees
- a frog wearing a crown
- a poor mind map
- kettle
- touch
- seeing a glowing star
- False
- link it to the next item
- holds up the leaves
- onion
- ideas with no links
- details on small twigs
- funny actions
- roots
- yes, with new pictures
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- put pictures at stops
- sound
- the word’s meaning
- step 2
- the method of loci
- the main topic
- fix stops in order
- True
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