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 dull white wall (b) a list of words only (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a blurry shape
- 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) water in a PAN (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) I NEED sleep
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a mango that sings (d) a bus made of ice
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) long sentences (d) details on small twigs
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases a mirror; the mirror falls into a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) tiger (c) inkpot (d) mirror
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) the word in small print (c) a plain grey box (d) a blurry shape
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) smell
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) mother (b) foot (c) water (d) eye
- 20.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a glass; the glass tickles a nest; the nest jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) nest (b) glass (c) inkpot (d) needle
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) chaand (c) chaabi (d) dola
- 25.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a banana by the door, a guava by the shoe rack, an orange by the sofa, a jalebi by the TV, a cat by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) cat (b) orange (c) banana (d) jalebi
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an igloo by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the swing, a kite by the post box, an anchor by the banyan tree, a shoe by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) igloo (b) kite (c) shoe (d) inkpot
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 34.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a duck; the duck sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a banana; the banana jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) parrot (b) duck (c) jalebi (d) frog
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an ant by the blackboard, a watch by the stairs, a guava by the classroom door, a tent by the notice board, a pencil by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) watch (b) pencil (c) ant (d) guava
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 39.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- a frog wearing a crown
- that item is lost
- the pen stirring tea
- water in a PAN
- a pale, tiny dot
- fix stops in order
- details on small twigs
- sounds like the new word
- funny actions
- inkpot
- a normal-sized cup
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- a funny, moving one
- a giant pink elephant
- sight
- a strong picture
- the word’s meaning
- foot
- the method of loci
- step 2
- step 1
- glass
- chaabi
- add more stops
- orange
- choose a place you know
- stem
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- True
- kite
- step 4
- False
- parrot
- ant
- step 2
- picture the first item
- True
- a strong picture
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