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 is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a list of words only (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bright red flying cow
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a duck; the duck rolls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a key. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) anchor (c) watch (d) duck
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) flower (b) key (c) water (d) fish
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a plain grey box (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a kite as big as a house
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a watch; the watch jumps over a bucket; the bucket falls into a sock; the sock pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) duck (b) watch (c) goat (d) bucket
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a dull white wall (c) a plain grey box (d) a normal-sized cup
- 8.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) topic in the centre (c) ideas with no links (d) all in one colour
- 9.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a cat by the fruit cart, a radio by the banyan tree, a lamp by the swing, a goat by the slide, a coconut by the park gate. What did you place by the slide? (a) lamp (b) goat (c) cat (d) radio
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto an ant; the ant tickles a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a banana. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) banana (b) jalebi (c) parrot (d) ladder
- 12.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a far-off still tree (d) a blurry shape
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an anchor by the swing, a doll by the banyan tree, a key by the park gate, an onion by the fruit cart, a tent by the slide. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) doll (b) anchor (c) onion (d) tent
- 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) smelling wet earth
- 27.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) tongue (d) nose
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kettle by the kitchen, an umbrella by the dining table, a shoe by the shoe rack, a glass by the sofa, a drum by the TV. What did you place by the dining table? (a) umbrella (b) drum (c) glass (d) shoe
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a lemon; the lemon pulls a mirror; the mirror falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a vase. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) needle (b) key (c) mirror (d) lemon
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) long sentences
- 33.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the date (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) hear music (c) smell flowers (d) see colours
- 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a tent; the tent chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a kettle; the kettle pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) kettle (c) inkpot (d) van
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) the word in small print (c) a blurry shape (d) a mango that sings
Answer key
- a list of words only
- anchor
- flower
- a strong picture
- a plain grey box
- bucket
- a pencil that dances
- topic in the centre
- the method of loci
- goat
- parrot
- True
- False
- touch
- hold the plant firm
- sounds like the new word
- a kite as big as a house
- onion
- that item is lost
- a weak picture
- step 4
- step 2
- step 2
- step 1
- False
- hearing a drum boom
- one you know very well
- eyes
- umbrella
- mirror
- link it to the next item
- details on small twigs
- yes, with new pictures
- False
- the main topic
- link it to the next item
- smell flowers
- a BAT made of rice
- inkpot
- a mango that sings
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