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 link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls a nest; the nest falls into an owl; the owl tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) umbrella (b) shoe (c) kettle (d) owl
- 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a parrot; the parrot falls into a net; the net bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a rose. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) parrot (b) net (c) mango (d) rose
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a monkey by the dining table, a coconut by the door, a goat by the shoe rack, a wallet by the TV, a tent by the sofa. Where did you place the goat? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) door (d) sofa
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) small doodles (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) a colour for each branch
- 11.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting raw mango (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting salty chips
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a duck; the duck tickles a drum; the drum chases a glass; the glass sings to a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) glass (c) drum (d) duck
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a lamp; the lamp chases a duck. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) lamp (b) ladder (c) net (d) duck
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting bitter karela (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a whistle
- 18.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a blank page (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) the letters only
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) turn into fruit
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a violin by the TV, a cat by the door, a fan by the gate, an urn by the shoe rack, a goat by the sofa. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) cat (b) fan (c) urn (d) violin
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a candle. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) umbrella (b) ice cream (c) coconut (d) bucket
- 24.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a dog bark
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a jeep by the banyan tree, a pillow by the post box, a kite by the fruit cart, a fan by the swing, an umbrella by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) pillow (b) jeep (c) kite (d) fan
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an owl by the dining table, a nest by the door, a drum by the TV, a mirror by the sofa, an inkpot by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) inkpot (b) drum (c) mirror (d) nest
- 33.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting raw mango
- 38.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) redraw it from memory (c) throw it away (d) frame it
- 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) I AM eating a mango
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling wet earth (d) seeing a red kite fly
Answer key
- shoe
- a funny, moving one
- choose a place you know
- link it to the next item
- a poor mind map
- net
- a strong picture
- shoe rack
- step 1
- tiny, cramped writing
- seeing a red kite fly
- rose
- step 4
- ladder
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- tasting bitter karela
- a bird leaving a cage
- carries food to parts
- urn
- sound
- smell
- umbrella
- yes, with new pictures
- step 2
- hands in icy water
- a strong picture
- find a sound-alike word
- picture the first item
- fan
- put pictures at stops
- drum
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- carries water upward
- each link leads on
- hearing a dog bark
- redraw it from memory
- I AM eating a mango
- hearing a drum boom
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