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 picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make food using sunlight (c) hold the plant firm (d) carries food to parts
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) skin
- 8.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 11.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) it saves ink (d) no reason
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a radio; the radio falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a cat; the cat chases a rose. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) duck (b) umbrella (c) cat (d) radio
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a lamp; the lamp chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on a goat. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) lemon (d) violin
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 21.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 23.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) have tiny pores (d) carries water upward
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) tasting raw mango (c) watching fireworks (d) hands in icy water
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a bucket by the TV, a pillow by the dining table, an urn by the door, a needle by the sofa, a shoe by the shoe rack. What did you place by the door? (a) needle (b) pillow (c) shoe (d) urn
- 29.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) take in water from soil (c) holds up the leaves (d) attract bees
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) watching fireworks (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a whistle
- 32.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a goat by the park gate, a rope by the bench, a jug by the swing, a kite by the fruit cart, a mango by the slide. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) goat (b) kite (c) rope (d) jug
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) grow under the ground (d) holds up the leaves
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a banana by the dining table, a mirror by the sofa, an apple by the shoe rack, a van by the door, a flute by the TV. What did you place by the door? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) van (d) apple
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a flower in a POOL
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 39.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
Answer key
- picture the first item
- new words in a language
- the method of loci
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
- hold the plant firm
- skin
- False
- fix stops in order
- a KNOCK on the nose
- quick to see and recall
- step 3
- duck
- replay the story
- False
- flowers
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- lemon
- roots
- True
- picture the first item
- yes, with new pictures
- step 3
- have tiny pores
- tasting raw mango
- step 4
- urn
- add more stops
- have tiny pores
- hearing a whistle
- one you know very well
- kite
- holds up the leaves
- van
- the word’s meaning
- a flower in a POOL
- picture the first item
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 1
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