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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 5.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 7.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 15.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bus made of ice (d) a bright red flying cow
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a goat; the goat rolls into a rope; the rope tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) shoe (c) rope (d) goat
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) feel rough or smooth (c) read words (d) hear voices
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an inkpot by the kitchen, a kettle by the sofa, an onion by the shoe rack, a key by the TV, a spoon by the dining table. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) kitchen
- 21.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a BAT made of rice
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) green, flat and thin
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) ideas with no links (c) small doodles (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a vase by the playground, a bucket by the library, a cat by the blackboard, a sock by the classroom door, a mirror by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the playground? (a) vase (b) cat (c) bucket (d) sock
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a watch; the watch falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a mango. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) guava (b) cat (c) mango (d) ice cream
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the notice board, a tiger by the classroom door, a jeep by the school gate, a rose by the stairs. Where did you place the rose? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) notice board (d) stairs
- 31.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls an orange; the orange sings to a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a mirror; the mirror chases a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) mirror (c) wallet (d) needle
- 34.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the date
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a violin by the sofa, an umpire by the kitchen, a rope by the shoe rack, an anchor by the dining table, an umbrella by the TV. What did you place by the sofa? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) anchor (d) umbrella
- 36.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 37.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it needs no review (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it is longer
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a cat by the TV, a wallet by the shoe rack, a tomato by the sofa, a candle by the gate, a van by the door. What did you place by the TV? (a) tomato (b) cat (c) candle (d) van
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
Answer key
- replay the story
- step 3
- a strong picture
- link it to the meaning
- the method of loci
- to keep the order
- False
- yes, with new pictures
- a weak picture
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- picture the first item
- a plain grey box
- put pictures at stops
- sock
- read words
- a plain grey box
- kitchen
- False
- an elephant with HOT tea
- take in water from soil
- small doodles
- vase
- sound
- ice cream
- sight
- a SACK full of sugar
- stairs
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- mirror
- the main topic
- violin
- each link leads on
- it shows how ideas link
- cat
- stem
- step 4
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