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 urn by the teacher’s desk, a van by the notice board, a goat by the school gate, a radio by the classroom door, a rope by the stairs. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) urn (b) goat (c) van (d) radio
- 2.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bus made of ice
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a normal-sized cup
- 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a MAZE on a table
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a mango that sings (d) a pencil that dances
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear voices (b) read words (c) smell food (d) taste sour
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a kettle; the kettle sits on a tiger; the tiger crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) kettle (b) ice cream (c) frog (d) tiger
- 11.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 12.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) ideas with no links (c) small doodles (d) a colour for each branch
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a kettle by the post box, a pillow by the fruit cart, a candle by the park gate, a monkey by the banyan tree, a ladder by the swing. Where did you place the monkey? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) fruit cart
- 16.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in a corner (c) ideas with no links (d) copying a whole page
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a drum boom
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) skin (d) eyes
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a parrot by the classroom door, a flute by the blackboard, a sock by the notice board, an umbrella by the stairs, a drum by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) flute (b) parrot (c) umbrella (d) sock
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a whistle
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a candle by the door, a sock by the sofa, a pillow by the shoe rack, a kettle by the TV, an owl by the gate. Where did you place the owl? (a) door (b) sofa (c) TV (d) gate
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) hold the plant firm (d) have tiny pores
- 29.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
- 30.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) the letters only (d) a blank page
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a van; the van bounces onto an igloo; the igloo jumps over a spoon; the spoon chases a ball. Which item comes right before the van? (a) igloo (b) umpire (c) spoon (d) van
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) flower (c) foot (d) monkey
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a PIE under your foot
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a fan; the fan sings to a goat; the goat pulls a ladder. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) fan (c) ladder (d) key
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into an umpire; the umpire sings to an orange; the orange tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) orange (b) tomato (c) jug (d) radio
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) an elephant with HOT tea
Answer key
- radio
- a poor mind map
- a far-off still tree
- a giant pink elephant
- new words in a language
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- fix stops in order
- a pale, tiny dot
- smell food
- kettle
- to keep the order
- ideas with no links
- choose a place you know
- replay the story
- banyan tree
- lines that link ideas
- fix stops in order
- one you know very well
- hearing a drum boom
- ears
- step 3
- flute
- step 1
- feeling a prickly cactus
- link it to the next item
- a pale, tiny dot
- gate
- hold the plant firm
- the pen stirring tea
- a bird leaving a cage
- umpire
- sugar
- skin
- a CHUBBY key
- leaves
- a strong picture
- False
- ladder
- jug
- an elephant with HOT tea
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