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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) skin (d) eyes
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a drum by the post box, a duck by the fruit cart, a nest by the banyan tree, an umpire by the bus stop, a whistle by the park gate. Where did you place the drum? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) bus stop
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a candle; the candle tickles a whistle; the whistle sings to a lamp; the lamp sits on a shoe. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) whistle (b) lamp (c) tiger (d) shoe
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jalebi by the TV, a rose by the dining table, a rope by the kitchen, a ladder by the shoe rack, an umbrella by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) ladder (b) jalebi (c) rope (d) umbrella
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 10.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a plain box
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a radio by the fruit cart, a mango by the banyan tree, a tent by the park gate, a ball by the bus stop, a tomato by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ball (b) tent (c) mango (d) radio
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bus made of ice
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a far-off still tree (d) a normal-sized cup
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 22.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 24.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a duck; the duck crashes into a net; the net jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) duck (b) net (c) coconut (d) ladder
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases an owl; the owl falls into a doll; the doll sits on a violin; the violin sings to a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) doll (b) owl (c) violin (d) orange
- 27.🗣️ 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
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an ice cream by the sofa, an umpire by the TV, a bucket by the dining table, a tomato by the shoe rack, a doll by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) bucket (b) tomato (c) doll (d) ice cream
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jalebi by the playground, a fan by the classroom door, a coconut by the blackboard, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, an urn by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) igloo (b) fan (c) jalebi (d) coconut
- 33.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a shoe by the kitchen, a monkey by the sofa, a glass by the dining table, a tiger by the TV, a banana by the bed. What did you place by the TV? (a) shoe (b) glass (c) tiger (d) monkey
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a needle; the needle sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) apple (b) igloo (c) shoe (d) needle
- 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
Answer key
- nose
- post box
- tiger
- put pictures at stops
- step 2
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- rope
- sound
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a strong picture
- link it to the next item
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- ball
- step 2
- sounds like the new word
- a pale, tiny dot
- a frog wearing a crown
- link it to the next item
- that item is lost
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- True
- coconut
- violin
- link it to the meaning
- tomato
- a good mind map
- add more stops
- choose a place you know
- igloo
- yes, with new pictures
- sight
- roots
- tiger
- apple
- replay the story
- step 3
- step 3
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