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.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 6.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) colour it again
- 7.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 10.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 12.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it grey (c) make it big and funny (d) keep it still
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) smell
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a jug; the jug crashes into a violin; the violin falls into a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) orange (c) violin (d) duck
- 15.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 16.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) one key word per branch (c) details on small twigs (d) small doodles
- 17.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) the word in small print (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a sock; the sock falls into an orange; the orange sings to a kite; the kite bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) sock (b) orange (c) radio (d) kite
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries food to parts
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 21.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a flower in a POOL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a MAZE on a table
- 22.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 23.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) a colour for each branch (c) all in one colour (d) topic in a corner
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries food to parts (d) have tiny pores
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) key (b) flower (c) mother (d) cat
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bus made of ice
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an umpire by the playground, an ant by the blackboard, a kite by the classroom door, a key by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the library. Where did you place the umpire? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) classroom door (d) playground
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a guava; the guava rolls into an onion; the onion sits on a duck; the duck crashes into a radio. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) mango (b) guava (c) radio (d) duck
- 36.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 37.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) all in one colour (c) long sentences (d) small doodles
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a net by the park gate, a spoon by the swing, a tent by the banyan tree, a nest by the fruit cart, a fan by the slide. Where did you place the fan? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) swing (d) slide
Answer key
- the method of loci
- hear the new word
- replay the story
- sounds like the new word
- leaves
- redraw it from memory
- True
- False
- a funny, moving one
- choose a place you know
- find a sound-alike word
- make it big and funny
- smell
- jug
- add more stops
- topic in a corner
- a giant pink elephant
- sock
- carries food to parts
- step 4
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- a poor mind map
- a colour for each branch
- find a sound-alike word
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- sight
- carries food to parts
- put pictures at stops
- flower
- step 3
- a normal-sized cup
- playground
- a strong picture
- radio
- easier to keep
- True
- small doodles
- picture the first item
- slide
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