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.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a far-off still tree
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 7.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) the letters only (d) a blank page
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling wet earth (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pencil that dances
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) smell (c) touch (d) taste
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) feel rough or smooth (c) smell flowers (d) hear voices
- 15.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) small doodles (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in a corner
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries food to parts (c) green, flat and thin (d) make seeds
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a far-off still tree
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 22.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) skin (d) nose
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a plain grey box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bus made of ice
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pillow by the swing, a kite by the slide, a van by the fruit cart, an orange by the bench, an urn by the park gate. What did you place by the bench? (a) urn (b) van (c) kite (d) orange
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a candle; the candle tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a monkey; the monkey rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) bucket (b) flute (c) inkpot (d) monkey
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a kettle; the kettle jumps over a monkey; the monkey pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) kettle (b) monkey (c) pillow (d) jug
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) turn into fruit (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a wallet by the notice board, a drum by the stairs, an onion by the blackboard, a key by the classroom door, an owl by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the owl? (a) notice board (b) classroom door (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) grow under the ground (c) make food using sunlight (d) turn into fruit
- 38.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) copying a whole page (c) details on small twigs (d) small doodles
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
Answer key
- yes, with new pictures
- find a sound-alike word
- choose a place you know
- sounds like the new word
- a sock that smells awful
- step 1
- a bird leaving a cage
- feeling a prickly cactus
- replay the story
- step 3
- a plain grey box
- touch
- step 1
- taste sweet
- topic in a corner
- sight
- take in water from soil
- a far-off still tree
- fix stops in order
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- True
- step 2
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- skin
- a bus made of ice
- orange
- inkpot
- put pictures at stops
- kettle
- link it to the meaning
- turn into fruit
- link it to the next item
- to keep the order
- teacher’s desk
- grow under the ground
- new words in a language
- copying a whole page
- find a sound-alike word
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