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 place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) skin (d) nose
- 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a PIE under your foot
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a monkey by the notice board, a drum by the classroom door, a ladder by the school gate, a ball by the stairs, an owl by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the drum? (a) notice board (b) school gate (c) stairs (d) classroom door
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 10.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a MAZE on a table
- 11.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an inkpot by the notice board, an anchor by the stairs, a violin by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the school gate, a banana by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) banana (b) anchor (c) violin (d) duck
- 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 14.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) nothing at all (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) a blank page
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) bhaat (c) shala (d) kitaab
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) ears
- 17.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 19.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) small doodles (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) ideas with no links
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a drum boom
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) taste (c) sight (d) touch
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) haathi (c) ped (d) bhaat
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 26.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) watching fireworks (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) smelling jasmine (d) tasting bitter karela
- 28.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in a corner (d) topic in the centre
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) skin
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a doll; the doll sits on a fan; the fan crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) ice cream (c) fan (d) ant
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling wet earth (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a drum boom (d) hearing a dog bark
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) the word in small print (d) a normal-sized cup
Answer key
- one you know very well
- put pictures at stops
- nose
- a CHUBBY key
- classroom door
- touch
- keep linking in order
- a strong picture
- fix stops in order
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- the method of loci
- anchor
- funny actions
- a bird leaving a cage
- bhaat
- tongue
- add more stops
- choose a place you know
- small doodles
- hearing a drum boom
- sight
- haathi
- step 1
- a strong picture
- step 3
- yes, with new pictures
- feeling a prickly cactus
- replay the story
- a poor mind map
- choose a place you know
- topic in the centre
- eyes
- step 1
- fan
- link it to the meaning
- a weak picture
- False
- watching fireworks
- keep linking in order
- a giant pink elephant
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