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: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an orange by the school gate, a guava by the stairs, a jeep by the notice board, a duck by the classroom door, a tiger by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) guava (b) orange (c) jeep (d) duck
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a van; the van chases a tent; the tent jumps over a needle. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) van (b) needle (c) whistle (d) tent
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a doll; the doll pulls a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) goat (b) pencil (c) tomato (d) mango
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 11.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a ladder; the ladder tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a pillow; the pillow pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) pillow (b) anchor (c) tomato (d) rope
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a net by the kitchen, a tiger by the sofa, a spoon by the bed, an umpire by the TV, a pencil by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) net (b) umpire (c) pencil (d) spoon
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 20.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a frog by the park gate, a flute by the post box, a goat by the swing, an orange by the banyan tree, an owl by the fruit cart. Where did you place the flute? (a) swing (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) tree (b) fish (c) key (d) foot
- 25.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting bitter karela
- 28.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a blurry shape (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a mango that sings
- 29.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bus made of ice
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a radio; the radio jumps over a watch; the watch bounces onto an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) radio
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting salty chips (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling jasmine
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) skin (d) ears
- 36.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) attract bees
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 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
- duck
- van
- choose a place you know
- step 3
- mango
- a weak picture
- step 2
- grow under the ground
- step 4
- roots
- make it big and funny
- picture the first item
- touch
- ears
- sight
- pillow
- step 4
- umpire
- keep linking in order
- one you know very well
- hear the new word
- link it to the next item
- post box
- fish
- False
- a good mind map
- tasting bitter karela
- a blurry shape
- True
- a pale, tiny dot
- cat
- stroking soft fur
- picture the first item
- a weak picture
- skin
- True
- carries water upward
- to keep the order
- step 4
- find a sound-alike word
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