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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a key by the door, an orange by the sofa, a tent by the TV, an onion by the gate, a lemon by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) onion (b) tent (c) orange (d) lemon
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a candle by the dining table, a nest by the TV, a doll by the sofa, a spoon by the bed, a rope by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) spoon (b) nest (c) doll (d) rope
- 5.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a bright red flying cow
- 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a monkey; the monkey chases a van; the van sings to a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) lemon (b) inkpot (c) van (d) monkey
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an umpire by the door, a ladder by the dining table, an orange by the TV, a banana by the sofa, a drum by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) banana (b) umpire (c) ladder (d) drum
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a frog by the sofa, a coconut by the TV, a guava by the dining table, an umbrella by the kitchen, a violin by the shoe rack. Where did you place the guava? (a) shoe rack (b) kitchen (c) dining table (d) TV
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) ears (d) skin
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) attract bees (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries food to parts (d) make food using sunlight
- 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.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a net by the blackboard, a coconut by the classroom door, a frog by the stairs, an umbrella by the library, a ball by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ball (b) net (c) frog (d) coconut
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 25.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 27.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a plain grey box (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a mango that sings
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a list of words only (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a far-off still tree
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jeep by the bed, a ball by the kitchen, a duck by the sofa, an umbrella by the dining table, a monkey by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) duck (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) ball
- 33.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch (d) sound
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 37.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) billi (c) shala (d) dola
- 39.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a tent by the park gate, a rose by the fruit cart, a drum by the slide, a nest by the swing, an ant by the bench. Where did you place the tent? (a) bench (b) park gate (c) slide (d) fruit cart
Answer key
- a strong picture
- False
- onion
- nest
- False
- the word in small print
- a poor mind map
- step 2
- monkey
- step 4
- ladder
- dining table
- ears
- a weak picture
- make food using sunlight
- step 4
- add more stops
- a funny, moving one
- step 1
- stem
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- frog
- link it to the meaning
- True
- choose a place you know
- a plain grey box
- step 3
- put pictures at stops
- sight
- a bright red flying cow
- monkey
- each link leads on
- a good mind map
- touch
- leaves
- one you know very well
- shala
- that item is lost
- park gate
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