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 home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a candle by the TV, a banana by the sofa, a jalebi by the door, a jug by the dining table, a needle by the shoe rack. Where did you place the jug? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) door (d) shoe rack
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries food to parts (c) attract bees (d) holds up the leaves
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a watch by the fruit cart, a radio by the park gate, a wallet by the banyan tree, a tent by the swing, a candle by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) tent (b) watch (c) wallet (d) radio
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) have tiny pores
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a frog; the frog tickles a tiger; the tiger sings to a shoe; the shoe pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) frog (b) van (c) tiger (d) shoe
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a dull white wall
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) make seeds
- 16.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
- 17.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 18.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) nothing at all (c) the letters only (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in the centre (d) details on small twigs
- 22.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) make food using sunlight (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 25.🗣️ 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
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 27.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it needs no review (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it is longer
- 29.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jug by the library, a key by the classroom door, a tiger by the blackboard, an anchor by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the stairs. Where did you place the flute? (a) library (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) blackboard
- 33.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 35.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) details on small twigs (c) all in one colour (d) topic in the centre
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
Answer key
- dining table
- True
- the word’s meaning
- attract bees
- radio
- link it to the meaning
- True
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- seeing a red kite fly
- have tiny pores
- shoe
- fix stops in order
- a bus made of ice
- make seeds
- a funny, moving one
- a good mind map
- a bird leaving a cage
- a strong picture
- step 2
- topic in a corner
- the method of loci
- put pictures at stops
- make food using sunlight
- link it to the meaning
- step 4
- True
- it shows how ideas link
- True
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a poor mind map
- stairs
- True
- choose a place you know
- all in one colour
- step 1
- sounds like the new word
- hear the new word
- a poor mind map
- hear the new word
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