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.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a jug; the jug crashes into a banana; the banana rolls into a rope; the rope falls into a fan. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) pillow (b) jug (c) fan (d) banana
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a goat; the goat rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a jeep; the jeep jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) jeep (b) goat (c) ant (d) whistle
- 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) holds up the leaves (c) attract bees (d) make food using sunlight
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases a parrot; the parrot pulls an owl; the owl rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) owl (b) parrot (c) banana (d) lemon
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 8.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a parrot; the parrot rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over an anchor; the anchor crashes into an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) doll (c) anchor (d) whistle
- 16.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) small doodles (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 17.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 20.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a CHUBBY key (d) I NEED sleep
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a doll by the park gate, a banana by the slide, an inkpot by the swing, a radio by the fruit cart, a cat by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) cat (b) inkpot (c) banana (d) radio
- 25.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a cat; the cat rolls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a frog. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) umbrella (c) inkpot (d) cat
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting raw mango (d) hearing a whistle
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) see colours (b) smell flowers (c) hear a bell (d) taste salty
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a whistle
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a mango that sings (d) a plain grey box
- 37.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) see colours (c) hear music (d) smell smoke
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an orange; the orange bounces onto a radio; the radio pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) monkey (b) ice cream (c) radio (d) orange
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
Answer key
- fan
- jeep
- the method of loci
- step 1
- holds up the leaves
- lemon
- step 4
- False
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- to keep the order
- step 3
- link it to the next item
- put pictures at stops
- whistle
- tiny, cramped writing
- True
- a good mind map
- step 2
- True
- step 3
- True
- I NEED sleep
- cat
- yes, with new pictures
- cat
- seeing a glowing star
- hear a bell
- tongue
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- tasting bitter karela
- put pictures at stops
- True
- sounds like the new word
- a plain grey box
- a poor mind map
- see colours
- orange
- funny actions
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