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 step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 2.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a mango that sings (d) a pencil that dances
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) taste sweet (c) smell flowers (d) hear music
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 7.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 9.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the date (d) the main topic
- 10.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a ball; the ball rolls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) onion (b) umbrella (c) shoe (d) duck
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the park gate, a banana by the banyan tree, a flute by the swing, a guava by the fruit cart, a needle by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) needle (b) owl (c) guava (d) flute
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) smelling jasmine (c) stroking soft fur (d) tasting salty chips
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 19.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 21.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) hold the plant firm (d) make food using sunlight
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 25.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) words are useless
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 29.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 30.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) one key word per branch (c) long sentences (d) topic in a corner
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear voices (b) see shapes (c) feel rough or smooth (d) taste salty
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) frame it (d) redraw it from memory
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling jasmine
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
Answer key
- step 4
- a pale, tiny dot
- taste sweet
- picture the first item
- a cat paying a BILL
- funny actions
- later today and tomorrow
- replay the story
- the main topic
- one you know very well
- False
- step 4
- umbrella
- needle
- carries water upward
- link it to the meaning
- tasting salty chips
- roots
- False
- taste
- the method of loci
- hold the plant firm
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- images stick better
- step 3
- hear the new word
- hear the new word
- fix stops in order
- one key word per branch
- see shapes
- put pictures at stops
- a funny, moving one
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- redraw it from memory
- picture the first item
- a plain grey box
- hearing a dog bark
- a strong picture
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