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.🏰 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
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bright red flying cow (c) the word in small print (d) a mango that sings
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a vase by the TV, a banana by the bed, a whistle by the sofa, a rope by the dining table, a monkey by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) monkey (b) whistle (c) banana (d) vase
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 7.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) redraw it from memory (c) frame it (d) colour it again
- 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a sock by the fruit cart, a ball by the swing, a tiger by the park gate, a flute by the slide, an anchor by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) flute (d) anchor
- 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) foot (b) school (c) eye (d) cloud
- 14.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bus made of ice (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a sock by the classroom door, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a parrot by the blackboard, an igloo by the stairs, an onion by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) sock (b) igloo (c) onion (d) shoe
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 20.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a small grey dot (d) a plain box
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a coconut by the slide, a kite by the banyan tree, a radio by the swing, a jug by the park gate, an urn by the fruit cart. Where did you place the jug? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) swing
- 22.🗣️ 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
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) fish (b) elephant (c) eye (d) book
- 24.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) attract bees (b) carries water upward (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) hold the plant firm (c) turn into fruit (d) grow under the ground
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) rice (c) nose (d) table
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) grow under the ground (c) attract bees (d) make seeds
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a kite; the kite tickles a candle; the candle crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kite (b) lamp (c) monkey (d) ice cream
- 30.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) take in water from soil (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a key; the key rolls into a shoe; the shoe chases an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) shoe (b) glass (c) lamp (d) key
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hearing a drum boom (c) watching fireworks (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a wallet by the blackboard, an umpire by the classroom door, a frog by the library, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a shoe by the playground. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) frog (b) wallet (c) umpire (d) tiger
Answer key
- put pictures at stops
- step 3
- the word in small print
- step 1
- vase
- step 4
- True
- False
- redraw it from memory
- that item is lost
- tiger
- each link leads on
- eye
- a normal-sized cup
- step 2
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- onion
- step 2
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- park gate
- find a sound-alike word
- elephant
- True
- attract bees
- turn into fruit
- cat
- grow under the ground
- kite
- False
- roots
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- a poor mind map
- holds up the leaves
- key
- keep linking in order
- tasting raw mango
- choose a place you know
- wallet
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