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.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a jeep; the jeep tickles an umpire; the umpire pulls a ball; the ball jumps over a rose. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jeep (b) rose (c) owl (d) umpire
- 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a mango that sings (c) a far-off still tree (d) a list of words only
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls an anchor; the anchor crashes into a mango; the mango chases an orange; the orange falls into a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) van (c) anchor (d) orange
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a radio by the blackboard, a mirror by the teacher’s desk, a vase by the library, a ball by the classroom door, a flute by the playground. Where did you place the vase? (a) library (b) blackboard (c) playground (d) teacher’s desk
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a candle; the candle tickles an apple; the apple sits on a shoe; the shoe chases a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) shoe (c) doll (d) bucket
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a plain grey box (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 13.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jug by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the library, an owl by the blackboard, a ladder by the playground, an umpire by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) owl (b) umpire (c) wallet (d) ladder
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a dull white wall (d) a kite as big as a house
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tomato by the classroom door, a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the school gate, a vase by the stairs, a tiger by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) vase (b) tiger (c) kettle (d) wallet
- 21.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a shoe by the TV, a jalebi by the sofa, a candle by the kitchen, a van by the bed, a bucket by the dining table. What did you place by the sofa? (a) jalebi (b) bucket (c) shoe (d) van
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) nose
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 27.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a fan; the fan jumps over a nest; the nest chases a guava; the guava bounces onto a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) nest (c) fan (d) net
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 33.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling wet earth (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a glowing star
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling wet earth (d) stroking soft fur
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) turn into fruit (c) green, flat and thin (d) holds up the leaves
- 37.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in a corner (d) lines that link ideas
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a plain grey box (d) a dull white wall
Answer key
- owl
- funny actions
- a mango that sings
- put pictures at stops
- van
- step 1
- library
- fix stops in order
- True
- doll
- keep linking in order
- a plain grey box
- new words in a language
- umpire
- a kite as big as a house
- step 3
- step 2
- step 1
- a weak picture
- wallet
- True
- jalebi
- nose
- a tree on a note PAD
- tongue
- roots
- to keep the order
- fix stops in order
- True
- link it to the next item
- fan
- smell
- True
- tasting salty chips
- watching fireworks
- green, flat and thin
- lines that link ideas
- the word’s meaning
- hear the new word
- a bright red flying cow
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