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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a violin by the dining table, an ice cream by the TV, a ball by the sofa, a pencil by the kitchen, a flute by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ball (b) flute (c) violin (d) pencil
- 3.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in the centre (d) details on small twigs
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 9.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) all in one colour (c) long sentences (d) a colour for each branch
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a tent; the tent falls into a ball; the ball bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sits on a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) tent (c) parrot (d) ball
- 12.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 14.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) eye (b) sugar (c) mango (d) foot
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a pencil; the pencil sings to a coconut; the coconut sits on a van; the van crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) fan (b) van (c) pencil (d) pillow
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting salty chips (b) hands in icy water (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) stroking soft fur
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) make food using sunlight (d) make seeds
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) the word in small print (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 28.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) it saves ink (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 30.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 32.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) all in one colour (c) one key word per branch (d) lines that link ideas
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a whistle (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) watching fireworks
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a violin; the violin chases a ladder; the ladder falls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) ladder (c) lamp (d) igloo
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a fan by the TV, a kite by the kitchen, an onion by the sofa, a key by the dining table, a van by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) onion (b) van (c) kite (d) key
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- flute
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- sound
- ideas with no links
- link it to the meaning
- step 4
- step 2
- False
- a colour for each branch
- ball
- False
- sounds like the new word
- yes, with new pictures
- False
- a strong picture
- honesty
- link it to the next item
- foot
- van
- find a sound-alike word
- flowers
- seeing a red kite fly
- a weak picture
- picture the first item
- make seeds
- a laughing tiffin box
- quick to see and recall
- that item is lost
- False
- new words in a language
- add more stops
- smell
- keep linking in order
- put pictures at stops
- all in one colour
- hear the new word
- hearing a whistle
- igloo
- kite
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