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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a blurry shape
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an onion by the blackboard, a coconut by the classroom door, a radio by the stairs, a drum by the notice board, a net by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) radio (b) coconut (c) net (d) drum
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 5.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) watching fireworks (c) hands in icy water (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 10.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 11.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the date (d) your name
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a bus made of ice (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 20.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a dog bark (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a whistle
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 25.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 26.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it looks empty
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) hold the plant firm (d) make seeds
- 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a violin by the blackboard, a ball by the teacher’s desk, a vase by the classroom door, a duck by the library, an inkpot by the stairs. What did you place by the stairs? (a) violin (b) vase (c) inkpot (d) ball
- 32.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 35.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) a colour for each branch (d) lines that link ideas
- 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) attract bees (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) carries water upward
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- a giant pink elephant
- net
- keep linking in order
- to keep the order
- smelling a stinky sock
- link it to the meaning
- a tree on a note PAD
- step 3
- add more stops
- the main topic
- step 1
- a list of words only
- step 4
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- a strong picture
- a good mind map
- stem
- the method of loci
- picture the first item
- taste
- hands in icy water
- step 2
- a poor mind map
- quick to see and recall
- make seeds
- the pen stirring tea
- a poor mind map
- step 3
- inkpot
- True
- sight
- smell
- tiny, cramped writing
- a DOLL with big eyes
- attract bees
- True
- hear the new word
- choose a place you know
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