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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a mango by the swing, a jug by the slide, an umbrella by the fruit cart, a ball by the park gate, an apple by the banyan tree. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) slide (d) fruit cart
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a net; the net falls into a cat; the cat tickles a whistle; the whistle sits on a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) net (c) monkey (d) apple
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 12.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) colour it again
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see colours (b) hear voices (c) smell flowers (d) taste salty
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a van; the van bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to an orange; the orange chases a pencil. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) van (b) orange (c) pillow (d) pencil
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 16.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) all in one colour (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in the centre
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) stroking soft fur (b) watching fireworks (c) tasting raw mango (d) hearing a drum boom
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into an anchor; the anchor chases a cat; the cat jumps over a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) cat (c) bucket (d) watch
- 22.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 23.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) watching fireworks
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a lamp; the lamp jumps over a needle; the needle sits on a tomato; the tomato rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) ice cream (b) needle (c) lamp (d) monkey
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a dull white wall (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a plain grey box
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a needle; the needle falls into a duck; the duck sings to a banana; the banana tickles a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) violin (c) needle (d) kettle
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a mango that sings (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a blurry shape
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kite by the stairs, a coconut by the blackboard, a duck by the library, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a cat by the classroom door. What did you place by the library? (a) duck (b) umpire (c) kite (d) cat
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) grow under the ground (d) have tiny pores
- 35.🗺️ 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) carries food to parts (d) make food using sunlight
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) bandar (c) billi (d) chaand
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) a dull white wall (d) a bus made of ice
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) green, flat and thin (c) make seeds (d) make food using sunlight
- 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a duck; the duck crashes into a kite; the kite chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) candle (b) kite (c) rope (d) tomato
Answer key
- picture the first item
- fruit cart
- link it to the next item
- choose a place you know
- step 1
- put pictures at stops
- yes, with new pictures
- sounds like the new word
- monkey
- a good mind map
- a good mind map
- redraw it from memory
- taste salty
- orange
- hear the new word
- all in one colour
- a strong picture
- the method of loci
- stroking soft fur
- step 4
- van
- to keep the order
- True
- False
- hearing a drum boom
- lamp
- a frog wearing a crown
- True
- kettle
- a plain grey box
- a bright red flying cow
- roots
- duck
- have tiny pores
- make food using sunlight
- billi
- a bus made of ice
- make seeds
- replay the story
- tomato
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