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 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) topic in a corner (c) details on small twigs (d) a colour for each branch
- 3.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) one key word per branch (c) topic in a corner (d) copying a whole page
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a banana; the banana chases an apple; the apple crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) onion (b) banana (c) apple (d) fan
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a banana; the banana bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sits on a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) rose (c) banana (d) pencil
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a plain grey box (c) a list of words only (d) a pencil that dances
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling jasmine (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a dog bark
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make seeds (c) make food using sunlight (d) take in water from soil
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a lemon; the lemon chases an apple; the apple sits on a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) flute (c) lemon (d) onion
- 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a kettle by the park gate, a tomato by the swing, a key by the post box, a watch by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the banyan tree. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) watch (b) key (c) tomato (d) ice cream
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) watching fireworks (c) hands in icy water (d) smelling wet earth
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a blurry shape
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 18.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a jalebi by the fruit cart, a pillow by the banyan tree, a candle by the park gate, a tent by the swing, a ball by the post box. Where did you place the tent? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) swing (d) park gate
- 20.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it needs no review (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it is longer
- 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) table (b) sugar (c) moon (d) sleep
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) school (b) fish (c) eye (d) monkey
- 24.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in a corner (c) copying a whole page (d) topic in the centre
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.True or false: “long sentences” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a drum boom
- 32.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a needle; the needle crashes into a nest; the nest pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) shoe (c) nest (d) needle
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a vase by the fruit cart, a jalebi by the post box, an ice cream by the banyan tree, a lamp by the park gate, a tent by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ice cream (b) lamp (c) tent (d) vase
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) turn into fruit (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
- 39.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a mango that sings (d) a dull white wall
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a whistle (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling jasmine
Answer key
- step 1
- topic in a corner
- one you know very well
- one key word per branch
- onion
- whistle
- a pencil that dances
- hearing a dog bark
- make food using sunlight
- find a sound-alike word
- anchor
- funny actions
- ice cream
- hearing a drum boom
- step 2
- a blurry shape
- step 1
- True
- swing
- it shows how ideas link
- the pen stirring tea
- moon
- fish
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- topic in the centre
- step 4
- True
- new words in a language
- link it to the next item
- tasting bitter karela
- the method of loci
- choose a place you know
- shoe
- picture the first item
- later today and tomorrow
- lamp
- make food using sunlight
- a dull white wall
- hearing a whistle
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