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: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) small doodles (c) long sentences (d) all in one colour
- 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) book (b) water (c) table (d) key
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an orange by the classroom door, an anchor by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the notice board, a watch by the school gate, a parrot by the stairs. What did you place by the school gate? (a) watch (b) orange (c) anchor (d) parrot
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a far-off still tree (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) foot (b) flower (c) book (d) nose
- 8.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) words are useless (d) they need no attention
- 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 12.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 13.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) paay (c) phool (d) ped
- 15.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 16.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sight (b) touch (c) sound (d) smell
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) nose (d) ears
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 23.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) turn into fruit (c) make food using sunlight (d) green, flat and thin
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a blurry shape (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a doll by the banyan tree, a kettle by the swing, a goat by the fruit cart, a net by the park gate, a fan by the post box. Where did you place the fan? (a) swing (b) post box (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
- 28.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a mango that sings
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a list of words only (d) the word in small print
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bus made of ice (d) a mango that sings
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a kettle; the kettle chases an anchor; the anchor sits on a doll; the doll sings to a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) duck (c) kettle (d) anchor
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 38.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a bucket by the banyan tree, a drum by the swing, a kettle by the post box, a nest by the park gate, a needle by the fruit cart. What did you place by the swing? (a) needle (b) kettle (c) bucket (d) drum
- 40.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) long sentences (c) one key word per branch (d) a colour for each branch
Answer key
- step 1
- small doodles
- a SACK full of sugar
- book
- watch
- a sock that smells awful
- flower
- images stick better
- that item is lost
- a weak picture
- sounds like the new word
- to keep the order
- add more stops
- paay
- the main topic
- True
- touch
- step 1
- step 4
- nose
- step 1
- step 2
- a funny, moving one
- put pictures at stops
- turn into fruit
- a blurry shape
- post box
- True
- the word in small print
- a laughing tiffin box
- find a sound-alike word
- a pale, tiny dot
- choose a place you know
- a plain grey box
- fan
- fix stops in order
- replay the story
- the method of loci
- drum
- long sentences
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