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 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) make food using sunlight (d) attract bees
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an anchor by the dining table, a candle by the door, a drum by the sofa, a frog by the shoe rack, an urn by the TV. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) candle (d) frog
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) book (b) key (c) tree (d) cat
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) attract bees (c) turn into fruit (d) grow under the ground
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a spoon by the gate, a violin by the door, an umbrella by the TV, a rope by the shoe rack, an ice cream by the sofa. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) ice cream (b) violin (c) umbrella (d) rope
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling wet earth (d) hands in icy water
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 14.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a small grey dot
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 16.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) it saves ink (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling wet earth
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 24.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a CHUBBY key
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a candle by the park gate, a ball by the slide, a tent by the swing, an umpire by the bench, a bucket by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) candle (b) tent (c) umpire (d) ball
- 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) hold the plant firm (c) have tiny pores (d) holds up the leaves
- 31.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a bucket by the TV, a key by the sofa, a candle by the dining table, an ice cream by the kitchen, a radio by the shoe rack. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) bucket (b) radio (c) ice cream (d) key
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) foot (b) school (c) key (d) sugar
- 36.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tomato by the TV, a nest by the shoe rack, a cat by the sofa, a violin by the door, an orange by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) nest (b) cat (c) tomato (d) violin
- 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- step 1
- step 3
- attract bees
- a weak picture
- fix stops in order
- frog
- tree
- step 4
- grow under the ground
- tongue
- rope
- seeing a glowing star
- step 1
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 4
- quick to see and recall
- a plain grey box
- hearing a dog bark
- a strong picture
- to keep the order
- the pen stirring tea
- a strong picture
- step 2
- True
- a CHUBBY key
- ball
- that item is lost
- step 1
- step 2
- have tiny pores
- new words in a language
- ice cream
- choose a place you know
- roots
- key
- False
- nest
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- a strong picture
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