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 home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a duck by the sofa, an urn by the door, a radio by the shoe rack, a sock by the TV, a mirror by the gate. What did you place by the gate? (a) sock (b) mirror (c) urn (d) radio
- 2.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a plain grey box
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 4.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 5.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) a blank page (c) the letters only (d) nothing at all
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 11.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it grey (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto an anchor; the anchor chases a key; the key crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a watch. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) anchor (d) watch
- 18.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in the centre (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) copying a whole page
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) tasting salty chips (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting bitter karela
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a cat by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the classroom door, a goat by the library, a glass by the stairs, a pillow by the blackboard. Where did you place the mango? (a) stairs (b) teacher’s desk (c) blackboard (d) classroom door
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
- 26.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a rose; the rose crashes into a vase; the vase pulls a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) mango (b) umbrella (c) rose (d) vase
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto an urn; the urn crashes into a duck; the duck jumps over a kite; the kite sings to a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) duck (c) monkey (d) urn
- 32.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 33.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) easier to keep (c) harder to keep (d) too slow
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) hold the plant firm
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) I NEED sleep
- 36.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a whistle (d) hands in icy water
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
Answer key
- mirror
- a plain grey box
- a pale, tiny dot
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a bird leaving a cage
- fix stops in order
- step 4
- each link leads on
- find a sound-alike word
- a poor mind map
- make it big and funny
- link it to the meaning
- True
- add more stops
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- watch
- topic in the centre
- feeling a prickly cactus
- step 2
- True
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- classroom door
- skin
- later today and tomorrow
- rose
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- a bright red flying cow
- urn
- the method of loci
- easier to keep
- hold the plant firm
- I NEED sleep
- new words in a language
- step 1
- hands in icy water
- False
- yes, with new pictures
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