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.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a blank page (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make food using sunlight (c) grow under the ground (d) carries food to parts
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jalebi by the fruit cart, a coconut by the slide, a banana by the swing, a vase by the banyan tree, a monkey by the park gate. Where did you place the vase? (a) swing (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a wallet; the wallet sings to a kite; the kite bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) coconut (b) wallet (c) parrot (d) orange
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a drum; the drum pulls a kite; the kite sits on a guava; the guava crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) kite (b) umbrella (c) radio (d) guava
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a radio by the park gate, a cat by the fruit cart, a kite by the swing, a candle by the slide, a nest by the banyan tree. Where did you place the nest? (a) fruit cart (b) swing (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
- 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) carries water upward
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear music (b) smell smoke (c) feel a light touch (d) taste sweet
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 18.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 19.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 20.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) a small detail
- 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pencil by the TV, a ball by the sofa, a mirror by the door, a candle by the dining table, a lamp by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) ball (b) mirror (c) pencil (d) candle
- 24.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a blurry shape (c) a pencil that dances (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles an anchor; the anchor pulls a lemon; the lemon chases a key. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) glass (b) key (c) lemon (d) anchor
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a CHUBBY key
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a small grey dot (d) a plain box
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 39.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) long sentences (c) copying a whole page (d) one key word per branch
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
Answer key
- a bird leaving a cage
- make food using sunlight
- sounds like the new word
- banyan tree
- choose a place you know
- yes, with new pictures
- coconut
- keep linking in order
- kite
- banyan tree
- fix stops in order
- carries water upward
- choose a place you know
- feel a light touch
- smelling a stinky sock
- step 4
- keep linking in order
- add more stops
- one you know very well
- the main topic
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- pencil
- the method of loci
- step 3
- step 2
- funny actions
- False
- a pencil that dances
- touch
- a strong picture
- holds up the leaves
- a strong picture
- anchor
- a CHUBBY key
- link it to the meaning
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- flowers
- one key word per branch
- step 3
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