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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a giant pink elephant
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) small doodles (d) topic in the centre
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant key pulls a guava; the guava tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) key (b) rope (c) jeep (d) guava
- 4.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 12.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a pencil by the park gate, a lemon by the swing, a guava by the banyan tree, a goat by the slide, an umbrella by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) umbrella (b) goat (c) pencil (d) lemon
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 15.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a bus made of ice
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch (d) smell
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 23.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a van; the van rolls into a guava; the guava falls into a glass. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) van (c) needle (d) glass
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) skin
- 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a blurry shape (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 28.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 30.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) nothing at all (c) the letters only (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 31.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 33.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) have tiny pores (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a pencil by the classroom door, a ball by the notice board, an apple by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the stairs, a vase by the blackboard. What did you place by the stairs? (a) pencil (b) apple (c) mirror (d) vase
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 38.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 40.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it needs no review (c) it is longer (d) it hides the ideas
Answer key
- a pale, tiny dot
- tiny, cramped writing
- guava
- yes, with new pictures
- step 2
- a weak picture
- to keep the order
- True
- False
- True
- each link leads on
- add more stops
- goat
- sounds like the new word
- False
- a list of words only
- step 4
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- sight
- put pictures at stops
- funny actions
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- needle
- eyes
- a laughing tiffin box
- True
- a weak picture
- a bird leaving a cage
- True
- new words in a language
- make it big and funny
- hold the plant firm
- mirror
- sound
- step 3
- the method of loci
- picture the first item
- it shows how ideas link
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