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.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear voices (b) read words (c) feel rough or smooth (d) hear music
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a list of words only (c) a mango that sings (d) a sock that smells awful
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lemon by the school gate, a vase by the classroom door, a pencil by the stairs, a tiger by the notice board, an anchor by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the notice board? (a) lemon (b) tiger (c) vase (d) pencil
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) have tiny pores (d) carries water upward
- 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 7.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 9.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) copying a whole page (d) a colour for each branch
- 10.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a plain grey box
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) attract bees (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a normal-sized cup
- 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 19.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a duck by the door, a glass by the sofa, a fan by the TV, a guava by the shoe rack, a lamp by the gate. What did you place by the TV? (a) lamp (b) duck (c) guava (d) fan
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) watching fireworks (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling jasmine (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 25.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) the date (c) your name (d) a small detail
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 27.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) lines that link ideas (d) long sentences
- 28.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a far-off still tree (d) a sock that smells awful
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a drum by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the blackboard, an igloo by the classroom door, a ladder by the library, an anchor by the playground. What did you place by the playground? (a) anchor (b) fan (c) ladder (d) igloo
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 31.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a bus made of ice
- 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a glass; the glass tickles an anchor; the anchor chases a needle; the needle crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) needle (b) inkpot (c) glass (d) banana
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) water (c) sleep (d) monkey
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a whistle (d) watching fireworks
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) copying a whole page (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) all in one colour
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
Answer key
- one you know very well
- feel rough or smooth
- a list of words only
- tiger
- have tiny pores
- a MAZE on a table
- True
- step 2
- copying a whole page
- False
- add more stops
- a weak picture
- a laughing tiffin box
- picture the first item
- attract bees
- a normal-sized cup
- funny actions
- step 2
- True
- fan
- choose a place you know
- feeling a prickly cactus
- keep linking in order
- roots
- the main topic
- step 4
- lines that link ideas
- a far-off still tree
- anchor
- step 1
- a list of words only
- a plain grey box
- banana
- rice
- stroking soft fur
- the word’s meaning
- step 1
- sounds like the new word
- a colour for each branch
- choose a place you know
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