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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pencil by the TV, a fan by the sofa, a tent by the door, a rose by the shoe rack, a kettle by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) tent (b) rose (c) pencil (d) kettle
- 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) turn into fruit (d) green, flat and thin
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a fan; the fan crashes into a glass; the glass pulls an ant; the ant sits on an anchor. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) fan (b) urn (c) ant (d) glass
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) nose (c) sleep (d) mother
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) school (b) mother (c) elephant (d) eye
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 18.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lamp by the fruit cart, a watch by the post box, a bucket by the banyan tree, a coconut by the park gate, a whistle by the bus stop. Where did you place the bucket? (a) post box (b) banyan tree (c) bus stop (d) park gate
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 22.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 23.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 24.🎨 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
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make seeds (b) have tiny pores (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a whistle; the whistle chases a drum; the drum bounces onto a parrot; the parrot crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) jalebi (b) umbrella (c) drum (d) parrot
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a plain grey box (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) turn into fruit
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) small doodles (c) one key word per branch (d) ideas with no links
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a parrot; the parrot sings to a kite; the kite bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a cat. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) kite (b) cat (c) guava (d) parrot
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a monkey by the banyan tree, a wallet by the swing, a tomato by the fruit cart, an igloo by the park gate, a rope by the post box. Where did you place the rope? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) post box (d) banyan tree
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into an ant; the ant jumps over a flute; the flute sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) ant (c) frog (d) tent
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling wet earth (c) hearing a whistle (d) hearing a drum boom
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) read words (c) feel rough or smooth (d) smell flowers
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- to keep the order
- step 4
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- each link leads on
- kettle
- hear the new word
- step 3
- turn into fruit
- fan
- key
- school
- step 2
- a poor mind map
- the word’s meaning
- step 1
- that item is lost
- yes, with new pictures
- banyan tree
- a strong picture
- ears
- later today and tomorrow
- the method of loci
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- have tiny pores
- picture the first item
- drum
- a plain grey box
- carries food to parts
- put pictures at stops
- ideas with no links
- parrot
- step 2
- False
- post box
- ant
- tasting raw mango
- smell flowers
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
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