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 step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling jasmine
- 3.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the classroom door, a kettle by the blackboard, a needle by the stairs, a jeep by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) inkpot (b) ice cream (c) jeep (d) needle
- 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 8.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) I NEED sleep (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) turn into fruit (d) hold the plant firm
- 11.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) it saves ink (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a kite as big as a house
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) too slow (c) useless (d) harder to keep
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 20.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
- 22.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) lines that link ideas (c) long sentences (d) topic in a corner
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an owl by the classroom door, a monkey by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the school gate, a pillow by the stairs, a radio by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) monkey (b) owl (c) ice cream (d) radio
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 25.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a needle by the sofa, an orange by the TV, a vase by the kitchen, a cat by the dining table, a rope by the shoe rack. Where did you place the vase? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) kitchen (d) shoe rack
- 27.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 30.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 31.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a dull white wall
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a pencil; the pencil sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto a flute; the flute chases a rose. Which item comes right after the key? (a) pencil (b) watch (c) key (d) flute
- 36.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a rope; the rope rolls into a ladder; the ladder chases a frog; the frog tickles a spoon. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) spoon (b) rope (c) ladder (d) frog
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a mango that sings (d) a bus made of ice
- 40.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
Answer key
- step 2
- watching fireworks
- True
- True
- True
- needle
- sound
- False
- an elephant with HOT tea
- turn into fruit
- quick to see and recall
- a list of words only
- hear the new word
- choose a place you know
- False
- easier to keep
- step 3
- a weak picture
- a bright red flying cow
- honesty
- that item is lost
- lines that link ideas
- owl
- the word’s meaning
- a good mind map
- kitchen
- a good mind map
- choose a place you know
- later today and tomorrow
- a good mind map
- a funny, moving one
- fix stops in order
- False
- a dull white wall
- pencil
- the method of loci
- ladder
- step 3
- a normal-sized cup
- to keep the order
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