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: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a monkey by the playground, a kite by the library, a violin by the classroom door, a glass by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the blackboard. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) monkey (b) violin (c) glass (d) onion
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a candle by the shoe rack, a tent by the gate, a key by the sofa, a guava by the door, a kettle by the TV. Where did you place the kettle? (a) gate (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) door
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an ant by the classroom door, a jug by the notice board, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the school gate, a watch by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) watch (b) ant (c) candle (d) cat
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a cat; the cat tickles a flute; the flute bounces onto a spoon; the spoon jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) violin (b) spoon (c) cat (d) flute
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a banana by the gate, an apple by the door, a jeep by the sofa, a violin by the shoe rack, a rose by the TV. Where did you place the violin? (a) door (b) gate (c) shoe rack (d) TV
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 14.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a wallet; the wallet sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kite (b) flute (c) wallet (d) tiger
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it looks empty
- 24.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 26.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) colour it again (c) frame it (d) throw it away
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 28.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) I NEED sleep
- 31.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) make seeds (d) grow under the ground
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) mother (b) sleep (c) cloud (d) fish
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a dull white wall (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a blurry shape
- 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) long sentences (d) small doodles
- 36.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 38.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 39.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
Answer key
- glass
- TV
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- cat
- a good mind map
- hear the new word
- flute
- shoe rack
- step 4
- find a sound-alike word
- replay the story
- a normal-sized cup
- step 3
- one you know very well
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the meaning
- tiger
- a weak picture
- step 2
- picture the first item
- funny actions
- a strong picture
- quick to see and recall
- add more stops
- step 4
- redraw it from memory
- fix stops in order
- True
- taste
- a BAT made of rice
- True
- make seeds
- fish
- a bright red flying cow
- small doodles
- the method of loci
- step 2
- later today and tomorrow
- a funny, moving one
- a weak picture
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