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: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) see colours (b) hear voices (c) read words (d) smell food
- 4.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) small doodles (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 7.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) touch (c) sound (d) smell
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an ant by the blackboard, a duck by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the library, a coconut by the playground, a candle by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) candle (b) ant (c) coconut (d) inkpot
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a far-off still tree (c) a plain grey box (d) a normal-sized cup
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sleep (b) mother (c) book (d) monkey
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a net; the net chases a cat; the cat crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) cat (c) shoe (d) doll
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a drum boom
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a cat; the cat pulls a kite; the kite sits on a guava; the guava sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) cat (b) jalebi (c) guava (d) frog
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an apple by the kitchen, a coconut by the bed, a sock by the sofa, a nest by the dining table, an anchor by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) nest (b) coconut (c) anchor (d) apple
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a blurry shape
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a coconut; the coconut jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a watch; the watch tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) coconut (b) inkpot (c) watch (d) doll
- 25.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a jug; the jug sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) ice cream (b) lamp (c) net (d) parrot
- 28.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in a corner (c) long sentences (d) lines that link ideas
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 31.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 33.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a bucket by the shoe rack, a watch by the sofa, an onion by the TV, a pencil by the gate, a lemon by the door. Where did you place the pencil? (a) shoe rack (b) gate (c) sofa (d) door
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling jasmine (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a red kite fly
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- hear voices
- small doodles
- each link leads on
- step 2
- the method of loci
- step 2
- smell
- coconut
- a pencil that dances
- sleep
- shoe
- smelling wet earth
- find a sound-alike word
- the pen stirring tea
- find a sound-alike word
- jalebi
- step 2
- anchor
- step 4
- step 4
- a blurry shape
- doll
- a good mind map
- the word’s meaning
- lamp
- lines that link ideas
- step 3
- roots
- add more stops
- a weak picture
- new words in a language
- True
- False
- later today and tomorrow
- choose a place you know
- gate
- a strong picture
- seeing a red kite fly
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