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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a guava; the guava sits on an orange; the orange crashes into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) orange (b) ladder (c) guava (d) rose
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 10.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) a colour for each branch (c) ideas with no links (d) small doodles
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a pencil by the stairs, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the classroom door, a tiger by the library, an owl by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) owl (b) tiger (c) ant (d) pencil
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a blurry shape (d) a giant pink elephant
- 14.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a lamp by the fruit cart, a key by the park gate, an orange by the slide, an umbrella by the swing, a shoe by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) key (b) umbrella (c) orange (d) shoe
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) holds up the leaves (c) turn into fruit (d) hold the plant firm
- 19.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a sock that smells awful
- 20.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hands in icy water (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a flute; the flute sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) bucket (b) umpire (c) flute (d) anchor
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an inkpot by the post box, a rope by the swing, a whistle by the fruit cart, an igloo by the park gate, a tiger by the banyan tree. What did you place by the post box? (a) tiger (b) inkpot (c) rope (d) igloo
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a jeep by the notice board, a mango by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the stairs, a needle by the school gate, an umpire by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) jeep (b) pencil (c) needle (d) umpire
- 25.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it is longer (d) it hides the ideas
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a vase; the vase rolls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) shoe (b) anchor (c) vase (d) tiger
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in a corner (d) a colour for each branch
- 31.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) seeing a glowing star (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting bitter karela
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bus made of ice (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) fish (b) monkey (c) mother (d) tree
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- step 4
- choose a place you know
- to keep the order
- link it to the meaning
- the pen stirring tea
- step 4
- guava
- put pictures at stops
- yes, with new pictures
- ideas with no links
- tiger
- hear the new word
- a giant pink elephant
- True
- orange
- step 4
- that item is lost
- turn into fruit
- a normal-sized cup
- the method of loci
- seeing a red kite fly
- umpire
- inkpot
- jeep
- False
- it shows how ideas link
- step 2
- shoe
- a strong picture
- topic in a corner
- True
- picture the first item
- tasting bitter karela
- flowers
- False
- a pale, tiny dot
- roots
- a strong picture
- mother
- a weak picture
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