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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a kettle by the playground, a whistle by the classroom door, a needle by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the blackboard, a candle by the library. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) candle (b) lamp (c) whistle (d) needle
- 2.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a blurry shape
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see shapes (b) smell flowers (c) read words (d) taste sour
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) ped (c) dola (d) paay
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries food to parts (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) attract bees (d) green, flat and thin
- 13.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it hides the ideas (d) it is longer
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a BAT made of rice
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) smell flowers (c) taste sour (d) hear a bell
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 18.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) a colour for each branch (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
- 19.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bus made of ice (d) a bright red flying cow
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles an urn; the urn jumps over a pencil; the pencil sits on a vase; the vase bounces onto a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) vase (c) apple (d) pillow
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) ped (c) phool (d) bandar
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a drum boom (c) stroking soft fur (d) tasting raw mango
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling wet earth
- 31.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a mango that sings (c) a normal-sized cup (d) the word in small print
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a key by the stairs, an umpire by the notice board, an igloo by the classroom door, a guava by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) orange (b) igloo (c) key (d) umpire
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) a list of words only (d) a giant pink elephant
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an anchor by the shoe rack, a jug by the dining table, a vase by the door, a duck by the TV, a key by the sofa. What did you place by the dining table? (a) jug (b) key (c) anchor (d) vase
Answer key
- whistle
- False
- step 1
- hear the new word
- sound
- a kite as big as a house
- put pictures at stops
- taste sour
- dola
- a good mind map
- have tiny pores
- attract bees
- it shows how ideas link
- step 1
- a KNOCK on the nose
- hear a bell
- that item is lost
- tiny, cramped writing
- a pale, tiny dot
- sound
- stem
- pillow
- link it to the meaning
- honesty
- the pen stirring tea
- bandar
- step 4
- hearing a drum boom
- step 2
- tasting raw mango
- True
- True
- a mango that sings
- hear the new word
- orange
- a strong picture
- step 2
- a strong picture
- a giant pink elephant
- jug
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