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 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 5.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) honesty (c) banana (d) elephant
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) lines that link ideas (c) a colour for each branch (d) small doodles
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a nest by the door, an anchor by the TV, a fan by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the gate, an umpire by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) fan (b) jalebi (c) anchor (d) umpire
- 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 12.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a bus made of ice (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a blurry shape
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling jasmine (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a dog bark (d) watching fireworks
- 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 19.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) all in one colour (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) lines that link ideas
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a vase by the classroom door, a tiger by the notice board, a frog by the school gate, a doll by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tiger (b) doll (c) vase (d) frog
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a dull white wall (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling jasmine (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a whistle (d) watching fireworks
- 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 26.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 28.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a shoe; the shoe rolls into a flute; the flute falls into a jug; the jug jumps over a rose. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) flute (b) rose (c) spoon (d) shoe
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a drum by the library, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the stairs, a tiger by the blackboard, a rope by the classroom door. Where did you place the rope? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) all in one colour (c) copying a whole page (d) details on small twigs
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases an apple; the apple jumps over an ant; the ant rolls into a vase; the vase crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) violin (c) ant (d) fan
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) take in water from soil (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a drum by the stairs, a guava by the school gate, a nest by the teacher’s desk, a cat by the classroom door, a sock by the notice board. Where did you place the sock? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) school gate
- 40.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a blank page (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
Answer key
- step 4
- picture the first item
- step 2
- a poor mind map
- honesty
- step 3
- step 1
- all in one colour
- hear the new word
- jalebi
- replay the story
- add more stops
- an elephant with HOT tea
- a dull white wall
- put pictures at stops
- a blurry shape
- smelling jasmine
- fix stops in order
- lines that link ideas
- tiger
- step 3
- funny actions
- a dull white wall
- hearing a whistle
- the pen stirring tea
- True
- new words in a language
- False
- link it to the next item
- hear the new word
- flute
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- classroom door
- find a sound-alike word
- details on small twigs
- ant
- take in water from soil
- notice board
- a bird leaving a cage
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