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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umbrella by the gate, a cat by the shoe rack, a net by the door, an onion by the sofa, a lemon by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) umbrella (b) lemon (c) net (d) onion
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) machhli (c) paay (d) bandar
- 10.🗺️ 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
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pencil that dances
- 17.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) easier to keep (d) harder to keep
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) copying a whole page (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in the centre
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell food (b) hear music (c) taste salty (d) feel a light touch
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 24.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 25.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 27.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a bucket by the library, a kettle by the playground, an onion by the classroom door, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the blackboard. Where did you place the bucket? (a) classroom door (b) library (c) teacher’s desk (d) playground
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a dull white wall (d) a plain grey box
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a mango that sings (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a sock that smells awful
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tomato by the dining table, an igloo by the TV, a jug by the shoe rack, a monkey by the door, a bucket by the sofa. What did you place by the door? (a) jug (b) bucket (c) monkey (d) igloo
- 34.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) ideas with no links (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a drum boom (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) watching fireworks
- 36.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in the centre (c) topic in a corner (d) one key word per branch
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 39.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) small doodles (d) topic in a corner
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- net
- step 1
- a good mind map
- picture the first item
- step 4
- a weak picture
- machhli
- take in water from soil
- True
- sight
- False
- the word’s meaning
- a pale, tiny dot
- a pencil that dances
- easier to keep
- put pictures at stops
- yes, with new pictures
- copying a whole page
- hear music
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- a poor mind map
- make it big and funny
- each link leads on
- True
- library
- a kite as big as a house
- a plain grey box
- keep linking in order
- roots
- monkey
- details on small twigs
- feeling a prickly cactus
- False
- topic in a corner
- stem
- small doodles
- fix stops in order
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