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.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in the centre
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a sock by the dining table, a mirror by the door, a tent by the TV, a lamp by the shoe rack, a violin by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) tent (b) violin (c) mirror (d) sock
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a plain grey box
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 8.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) easier to keep (c) useless (d) too slow
- 10.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a fan by the fruit cart, a flute by the bus stop, a vase by the banyan tree, a banana by the park gate, a watch by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) vase (b) banana (c) flute (d) fan
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a mango; the mango tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into a van; the van chases an apple. Which item comes right after the van? (a) jug (b) apple (c) coconut (d) van
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) stroking soft fur (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) seeing a glowing star
- 15.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a dull white wall (c) a bus made of ice (d) a kite as big as a house
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a glass; the glass sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into an urn. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) glass (b) watch (c) kettle (d) urn
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a vase; the vase crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a frog; the frog chases a doll. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) doll (b) pencil (c) frog (d) ladder
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a key by the fruit cart, a pencil by the swing, a flute by the slide, a jeep by the banyan tree, a whistle by the park gate. Where did you place the key? (a) slide (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) fruit cart
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a pencil by the TV, a van by the shoe rack, a watch by the dining table, a ball by the kitchen, a vase by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) vase (b) van (c) pencil (d) watch
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a list of words only (c) a bus made of ice (d) a kite as big as a house
- 24.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a drum; the drum bounces onto a watch; the watch falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) drum (c) tiger (d) jeep
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 27.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they are boring (c) they need no attention (d) words are useless
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) grow under the ground (d) make seeds
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) ears
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) school (b) mango (c) nose (d) monkey
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a ball by the TV, a parrot by the dining table, a jeep by the kitchen, an inkpot by the sofa, an orange by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) inkpot (b) jeep (c) parrot (d) ball
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) read words (c) see colours (d) smell smoke
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) read words (c) taste salty (d) smell food
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- yes, with new pictures
- a strong picture
- topic in a corner
- tent
- step 1
- a kite as big as a house
- step 1
- True
- easier to keep
- True
- a MAZE on a table
- fan
- apple
- tasting raw mango
- choose a place you know
- a dull white wall
- find a sound-alike word
- keep linking in order
- watch
- pencil
- fruit cart
- van
- a list of words only
- False
- watch
- step 4
- images stick better
- grow under the ground
- ears
- a strong picture
- stem
- sight
- mango
- parrot
- roots
- smell smoke
- read words
- hold the plant firm
- a poor mind map
- link it to the meaning
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