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.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a pencil; the pencil chases an urn; the urn bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jalebi (b) drum (c) vase (d) pencil
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) one key word per branch (c) all in one colour (d) topic in a corner
- 5.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 8.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 10.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) useless (c) easier to keep (d) too slow
- 11.🏰 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 violin by the school gate, a mirror by the teacher’s desk, a kettle by the stairs, a cat by the classroom door. Where did you place the tomato? (a) school gate (b) teacher’s desk (c) notice board (d) classroom door
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a drum by the stairs, a tent by the notice board, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the classroom door, a doll by the school gate. What did you place by the stairs? (a) fan (b) tent (c) doll (d) drum
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) monkey (b) school (c) elephant (d) flower
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) long sentences (c) topic in the centre (d) lines that link ideas
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) rice (b) elephant (c) eye (d) nose
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a kettle by the notice board, a rope by the classroom door, a lamp by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the stairs, a doll by the blackboard. Where did you place the kettle? (a) stairs (b) teacher’s desk (c) blackboard (d) notice board
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a bucket by the door, a rose by the TV, an urn by the sofa, a tent by the dining table, a mirror by the shoe rack. What did you place by the dining table? (a) bucket (b) urn (c) mirror (d) tent
- 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a far-off still tree
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 29.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 31.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) lines that link ideas (c) copying a whole page (d) all in one colour
- 32.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ladder by the stairs, a tent by the classroom door, an igloo by the notice board, a vase by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ladder (b) orange (c) igloo (d) tent
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) school (b) elephant (c) tree (d) rice
- 38.🏰 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 doll by the banyan tree, a wallet by the swing, a jeep by the park gate, a ladder by the post box. Where did you place the jeep? (a) swing (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) post box
- 39.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
Answer key
- drum
- picture the first item
- funny actions
- one key word per branch
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- one you know very well
- step 4
- easier to keep
- notice board
- step 1
- step 3
- drum
- step 2
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the meaning
- add more stops
- flower
- long sentences
- a weak picture
- eye
- picture the first item
- step 4
- notice board
- tent
- a sock that smells awful
- flowers
- a funny, moving one
- keep linking in order
- lines that link ideas
- the method of loci
- a weak picture
- honesty
- ladder
- step 3
- elephant
- park gate
- False
- to keep the order
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