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: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a mango by the sofa, a ball by the TV, a net by the bed, a bucket by the dining table, a ladder by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ball (b) net (c) mango (d) bucket
- 2.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) keep it still
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a monkey by the fruit cart, a whistle by the park gate, a parrot by the post box, a pencil by the banyan tree, a candle by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) candle (b) parrot (c) whistle (d) monkey
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an umpire; the umpire jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) lamp (b) inkpot (c) umpire (d) umbrella
- 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an igloo by the dining table, an urn by the sofa, a bucket by the bed, a kettle by the kitchen, a rose by the TV. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) urn (b) bucket (c) kettle (d) rose
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a parrot by the TV, a doll by the dining table, a tent by the kitchen, a jalebi by the sofa, an umpire by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) jalebi (d) umpire
- 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 18.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 21.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) hands in icy water (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting bitter karela
- 24.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 25.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) a blank page
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) water in a PAN (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 28.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a bus made of ice (d) a kite as big as a house
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) the word in small print
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a list of words only (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a pencil that dances
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) a blurry shape
- 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a cat; the cat sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a flute; the flute chases a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) jalebi (c) duck (d) pillow
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a list of words only (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a far-off still tree
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a duck; the duck sings to an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) mango (c) ice cream (d) inkpot
- 37.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
- 38.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) images stick better
- 39.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a plain grey box (d) a mango that sings
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- mango
- make it big and funny
- monkey
- a strong picture
- a funny, moving one
- umpire
- each link leads on
- link it to the next item
- kettle
- put pictures at stops
- the word’s meaning
- step 4
- umpire
- a good mind map
- a strong picture
- hear the new word
- link it to the meaning
- the method of loci
- picture the first item
- step 3
- new words in a language
- keep linking in order
- hearing a drum boom
- a good mind map
- a bird leaving a cage
- put pictures at stops
- a DOLL with big eyes
- a dull white wall
- the word in small print
- step 1
- a pencil that dances
- a giant pink elephant
- that item is lost
- pillow
- a frog wearing a crown
- ice cream
- yes, with new pictures
- images stick better
- a plain grey box
- hear the new word
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