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.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 3.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) it looks empty (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 4.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) green, flat and thin (c) carries water upward (d) grow under the ground
- 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste sour (b) hear voices (c) smell food (d) feel hot and cold
- 9.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) make it small and plain (d) keep it still
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting raw mango (d) hearing a dog bark
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an anchor by the park gate, a violin by the bench, a glass by the fruit cart, an igloo by the swing, a lemon by the slide. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) anchor (b) violin (c) glass (d) igloo
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) have tiny pores (d) carries food to parts
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an onion by the TV, a candle by the dining table, a shoe by the sofa, a bucket by the bed, a key by the kitchen. What did you place by the sofa? (a) bucket (b) candle (c) shoe (d) key
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a whistle (c) smelling jasmine (d) tasting raw mango
- 18.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a duck by the dining table, a fan by the sofa, a lamp by the kitchen, an orange by the TV, a needle by the bed. Where did you place the orange? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) kitchen
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a pillow; the pillow pulls a key; the key jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) ball (b) drum (c) key (d) pillow
- 21.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a pencil; the pencil pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) coconut (c) jalebi (d) umbrella
- 25.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.🗣️ 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
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) key (c) rice (d) mango
- 31.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) skin (d) ears
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sound
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a flute by the shoe rack, a needle by the TV, a nest by the sofa, a jug by the gate, a bucket by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) nest (b) bucket (c) flute (d) jug
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a blurry shape (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
Answer key
- False
- a good mind map
- quick to see and recall
- True
- to keep the order
- carries water upward
- replay the story
- smell food
- make it big and funny
- tasting raw mango
- step 4
- glass
- have tiny pores
- keep linking in order
- shoe
- step 2
- smelling jasmine
- new words in a language
- TV
- key
- False
- touch
- funny actions
- umbrella
- a funny, moving one
- step 4
- step 2
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- foot
- choose a place you know
- ears
- touch
- sounds like the new word
- find a sound-alike word
- bucket
- a pencil that dances
- keep linking in order
- put pictures at stops
- step 1
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