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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an owl by the stairs, a jeep by the notice board, a whistle by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the classroom door, a lamp by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) owl (b) rope (c) jeep (d) whistle
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a plain grey box (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a far-off still tree
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a glass by the dining table, a cat by the shoe rack, an ice cream by the sofa, a parrot by the kitchen, a nest by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) cat (b) ice cream (c) nest (d) glass
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) attract bees (c) hold the plant firm (d) make seeds
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pencil that dances (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 13.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 16.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 17.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries water upward
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 22.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) no reason (c) it looks empty (d) quick to see and recall
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) book (b) nose (c) elephant (d) mother
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) fish (b) moon (c) mother (d) cloud
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) phool (c) haathi (d) baadal
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 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, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting salty chips (c) hands in icy water (d) watching fireworks
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) feel rough or smooth (c) hear music (d) taste sweet
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a drum by the notice board, a lemon by the classroom door, an orange by the blackboard, a whistle by the stairs, a jeep by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) jeep (b) lemon (c) whistle (d) drum
- 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) long sentences (d) topic in a corner
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 38.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a far-off still tree (d) a blurry shape
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a bucket by the post box, a needle by the park gate, a van by the banyan tree, a guava by the fruit cart, a kettle by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) van (d) bucket
Answer key
- whistle
- a laughing tiffin box
- a strong picture
- step 1
- ice cream
- step 1
- step 3
- funny actions
- step 4
- a strong picture
- hold the plant firm
- a pencil that dances
- True
- a good mind map
- touch
- choose a place you know
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- roots
- make seeds
- step 4
- find a sound-alike word
- quick to see and recall
- nose
- choose a place you know
- mother
- put pictures at stops
- baadal
- the word’s meaning
- link it to the next item
- sounds like the new word
- hands in icy water
- a good mind map
- taste sweet
- lemon
- details on small twigs
- fix stops in order
- that item is lost
- add more stops
- a sock that smells awful
- kettle
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