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.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) ears (d) nose
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a watch by the banyan tree, a tomato by the post box, a lemon by the fruit cart, a sock by the park gate, a goat by the bus stop. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) lemon (b) watch (c) goat (d) tomato
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a blurry shape (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 14.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) copying a whole page (c) a colour for each branch (d) long sentences
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a giant pink elephant
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a far-off still tree (d) a sock that smells awful
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a drum; the drum chases a key; the key sings to a pencil; the pencil tickles a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) key (c) jalebi (d) pencil
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a drum boom (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hearing a dog bark (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting salty chips
- 27.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) monkey (b) foot (c) cloud (d) eye
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a glass by the classroom door, a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the notice board, a violin by the blackboard, a goat by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) inkpot (b) glass (c) goat (d) jalebi
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a kite as big as a house
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a MAZE on a table
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 35.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) nose (d) tongue
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 40.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
Answer key
- the method of loci
- sounds like the new word
- eyes
- goat
- step 4
- a kite as big as a house
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- each link leads on
- step 1
- a good mind map
- False
- a colour for each branch
- the word in small print
- a far-off still tree
- link it to the meaning
- step 2
- choose a place you know
- drum
- hear the new word
- hearing a drum boom
- touch
- a weak picture
- tasting salty chips
- yes, with new pictures
- monkey
- inkpot
- a pale, tiny dot
- step 3
- stem
- a MAZE on a table
- put pictures at stops
- False
- True
- False
- tongue
- step 2
- that item is lost
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