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 a net by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the notice board, a needle by the school gate, a spoon by the classroom door, a radio by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) radio (b) spoon (c) anchor (d) needle
- 2.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting salty chips (c) hands in icy water (d) smelling wet earth
- 4.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 7.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) copying a whole page (c) details on small twigs (d) small doodles
- 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 11.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) all in one colour (c) small doodles (d) copying a whole page
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pencil that dances (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a dull white wall
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) sakhar (c) naak (d) aai
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) book (b) table (c) mother (d) sugar
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an orange by the sofa, an anchor by the shoe rack, a lemon by the TV, a shoe by the dining table, a flute by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) orange (b) shoe (c) flute (d) anchor
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an umbrella by the stairs, a banana by the classroom door, an urn by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the notice board, an inkpot by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) urn (b) banana (c) violin (d) umbrella
- 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) rice (b) tree (c) elephant (d) sleep
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 20.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a flower in a POOL
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pencil that dances (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a list of words only
- 24.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a blurry shape (c) a far-off still tree (d) a dull white wall
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 31.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a mango; the mango pulls a cat; the cat sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) jeep (b) monkey (c) mango (d) cat
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a plain grey box (c) a list of words only (d) a dull white wall
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a lemon by the bed, a doll by the TV, a lamp by the kitchen, a bucket by the sofa, a flute by the dining table. Where did you place the doll? (a) TV (b) bed (c) kitchen (d) sofa
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a dull white wall (d) the word in small print
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lemon by the door, a kettle by the sofa, a van by the shoe rack, a glass by the gate, a net by the TV. Where did you place the lemon? (a) gate (b) sofa (c) door (d) shoe rack
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) see colours (b) see shapes (c) hear music (d) smell flowers
- 39.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a watch by the dining table, a rope by the TV, a nest by the door, a parrot by the shoe rack, an orange by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) nest (b) parrot (c) orange (d) rope
Answer key
- needle
- put pictures at stops
- tasting salty chips
- False
- one you know very well
- step 4
- True
- link it to the meaning
- copying a whole page
- new words in a language
- small doodles
- a dull white wall
- phool
- mother
- anchor
- umbrella
- replay the story
- tree
- the word’s meaning
- True
- a flower in a POOL
- flowers
- a list of words only
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 3
- hold the plant firm
- a kite as big as a house
- step 3
- sight
- touch
- later today and tomorrow
- mango
- a giant pink elephant
- TV
- step 4
- a laughing tiffin box
- door
- hear music
- that item is lost
- orange
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