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: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jeep by the teacher’s desk, a bucket by the blackboard, an ant by the classroom door, a rope by the library, a doll by the stairs. What did you place by the library? (a) jeep (b) rope (c) bucket (d) doll
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a list of words only (c) a far-off still tree (d) a sock that smells awful
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) nose (d) ears
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) harder to keep (c) easier to keep (d) useless
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 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.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 12.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) details on small twigs (c) long sentences (d) one key word per branch
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a far-off still tree (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) lines that link ideas (c) copying a whole page (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a pillow by the stairs, a fan by the notice board, a radio by the school gate, a shoe by the classroom door, a flute by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) radio (b) shoe (c) flute (d) fan
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste salty (b) taste sour (c) hear voices (d) feel a light touch
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling wet earth (c) tasting raw mango (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 19.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a coconut by the swing, a radio by the bench, a kettle by the slide, a candle by the park gate, a duck by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) coconut (b) kettle (c) candle (d) duck
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 25.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it needs no review (c) it hides the ideas (d) it shows how ideas link
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) long sentences (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in the centre
- 27.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a watch by the door, a radio by the TV, a lemon by the sofa, a duck by the dining table, a net by the shoe rack. What did you place by the door? (a) radio (b) duck (c) net (d) watch
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a goat; the goat rolls into a tent. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umpire (b) jalebi (c) goat (d) umbrella
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) the word in small print (c) a mango that sings (d) a giant pink elephant
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) fish (b) cat (c) flower (d) elephant
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) copying a whole page (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) ideas with no links
- 34.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a whistle (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) the word in small print (c) a list of words only (d) a bus made of ice
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tent by the classroom door, a banana by the notice board, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the stairs, a pencil by the school gate. What did you place by the stairs? (a) banana (b) tent (c) guava (d) shoe
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) see shapes (c) hear music (d) taste sour
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) foot (b) flower (c) fish (d) table
Answer key
- rope
- a sock that smells awful
- link it to the meaning
- nose
- link it to the next item
- easier to keep
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the next item
- find a sound-alike word
- the method of loci
- long sentences
- a frog wearing a crown
- lines that link ideas
- step 1
- flute
- feel a light touch
- smelling wet earth
- True
- step 4
- grow under the ground
- step 1
- candle
- touch
- it shows how ideas link
- long sentences
- replay the story
- watch
- umpire
- the word in small print
- True
- elephant
- topic in the centre
- images stick better
- hearing a whistle
- step 2
- a bus made of ice
- guava
- see shapes
- fish
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