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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 2.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a mango that sings
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 5.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 7.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a whistle (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) hands in icy water (d) smelling jasmine
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a sock; the sock pulls a goat; the goat sits on a tomato; the tomato rolls into a rose. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) goat (c) doll (d) rose
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 18.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) naak (c) baadal (d) dola
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 22.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) smelling jasmine (c) watching fireworks (d) hands in icy water
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an anchor by the stairs, a wallet by the classroom door, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the notice board, a jalebi by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) mango (b) jalebi (c) banana (d) wallet
- 25.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) tongue (d) nose
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) haathi (c) shala (d) bandar
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cat (b) sleep (c) eye (d) cloud
- 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a blurry shape (c) a pencil that dances (d) a mango that sings
- 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) long sentences (c) topic in a corner (d) all in one colour
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) topic in a corner (c) ideas with no links (d) one key word per branch
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a dog bark (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a drum boom
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
Answer key
- each link leads on
- yes, with new pictures
- a plain grey box
- link it to the next item
- True
- a poor mind map
- a DOLL with big eyes
- step 3
- the word’s meaning
- a strong picture
- nose
- a weak picture
- smelling jasmine
- step 4
- goat
- step 4
- funny actions
- the method of loci
- step 2
- dola
- nose
- the pen stirring tea
- hands in icy water
- mango
- True
- a strong picture
- tongue
- put pictures at stops
- haathi
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- cloud
- a good mind map
- a blurry shape
- replay the story
- topic in the centre
- one key word per branch
- False
- smelling wet earth
- step 1
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