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 school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a mirror by the playground, a ball by the blackboard, a nest by the library, a radio by the classroom door, a goat by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the library? (a) goat (b) mirror (c) radio (d) nest
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) attract bees
- 5.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a radio; the radio tickles a banana; the banana jumps over a candle; the candle rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) orange (b) candle (c) radio (d) banana
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) make seeds (c) holds up the leaves (d) attract bees
- 8.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 10.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 11.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste salty (b) feel rough or smooth (c) hear music (d) see colours
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a lamp; the lamp rolls into an apple; the apple falls into an orange; the orange sits on a sock. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) apple (c) orange (d) lamp
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) attract bees (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 20.🗺️ 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 water upward (c) turn into fruit (d) carries food to parts
- 21.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pencil that dances (d) a list of words only
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) eye (d) table
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) bandar (c) billi (d) aam
- 29.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a whistle by the fruit cart, a doll by the banyan tree, an apple by the swing, a goat by the slide, a frog by the park gate. Where did you place the goat? (a) slide (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) swing
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a cat; the cat sits on a bucket; the bucket pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) cat (b) rope (c) shoe (d) bucket
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a dull white wall (d) a plain grey box
- 36.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) touch
- 38.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
Answer key
- nest
- a strong picture
- step 3
- take in water from soil
- False
- radio
- holds up the leaves
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 4
- one you know very well
- make it big and funny
- hear the new word
- see colours
- step 2
- orange
- step 4
- attract bees
- step 3
- funny actions
- turn into fruit
- the method of loci
- step 3
- step 2
- a weak picture
- a blurry shape
- a list of words only
- cat
- bandar
- False
- slide
- a strong picture
- step 1
- cat
- step 2
- a frog wearing a crown
- yes, with new pictures
- sound
- False
- a weak picture
- a strong picture
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