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 memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste sour (b) feel hot and cold (c) hear voices (d) see colours
- 3.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) ideas with no links (d) lines that link ideas
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 8.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it looks empty (c) it saves ink (d) no reason
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) attract bees
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a coconut by the dining table, a goat by the TV, a doll by the kitchen, a van by the sofa, an apple by the bed. Where did you place the doll? (a) dining table (b) bed (c) kitchen (d) TV
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) fish (d) school
- 12.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 14.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) small doodles (c) topic in the centre (d) details on small twigs
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 19.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) touch (b) taste (c) smell (d) sight
- 24.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 26.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) banana
- 27.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a list of words only (c) a pencil that dances (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) elephant (b) key (c) eye (d) moon
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an umbrella by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the swing, a cat by the banyan tree, a rose by the park gate, a bucket by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) bucket (b) ice cream (c) rose (d) umbrella
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a whistle; the whistle tickles a shoe; the shoe jumps over a kite; the kite rolls into a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) whistle (c) ice cream (d) kite
- 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a normal-sized cup (c) the word in small print (d) a bus made of ice
- 35.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 39.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
Answer key
- step 2
- hear voices
- lines that link ideas
- step 2
- the pen stirring tea
- keep linking in order
- sound
- quick to see and recall
- grow under the ground
- kitchen
- school
- one you know very well
- step 3
- topic in a corner
- hear the new word
- step 4
- picture the first item
- hear the new word
- later today and tomorrow
- a good mind map
- funny actions
- put pictures at stops
- taste
- fix stops in order
- nose
- honesty
- a list of words only
- key
- sounds like the new word
- bucket
- step 3
- kite
- a DOLL with big eyes
- a bus made of ice
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- nose
- fix stops in order
- True
- choose a place you know
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