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.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a candle; the candle chases an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a frog. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) candle (b) frog (c) ice cream (d) drum
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a watch by the dining table, an onion by the sofa, a bucket by the kitchen, a key by the shoe rack, a nest by the TV. Where did you place the nest? (a) kitchen (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) dining table
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) lines that link ideas (c) ideas with no links (d) all in one colour
- 11.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the date (d) the main topic
- 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a tiger; the tiger crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) pillow (b) goat (c) tiger (d) lemon
- 14.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a whistle (c) tasting raw mango (d) stroking soft fur
- 17.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) the word in small print (c) a bus made of ice (d) a normal-sized cup
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a radio by the shoe rack, a fan by the TV, a watch by the door, an inkpot by the sofa, a coconut by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) watch (b) radio (c) fan (d) inkpot
- 19.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) quick to see and recall (c) it saves ink (d) it looks empty
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) ears (d) skin
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) hold the plant firm (c) green, flat and thin (d) attract bees
- 24.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) honesty (d) elephant
- 25.🗺️ 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) carries water upward (d) hold the plant firm
- 26.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 30.🗺️ 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
- 31.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 36.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries food to parts (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) details on small twigs (c) copying a whole page (d) small doodles
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
Answer key
- choose a place you know
- fix stops in order
- a cat paying a BILL
- replay the story
- keep linking in order
- candle
- link it to the next item
- True
- TV
- lines that link ideas
- the main topic
- a flower in a POOL
- goat
- one you know very well
- step 4
- tasting raw mango
- a bus made of ice
- fan
- quick to see and recall
- step 2
- step 3
- eyes
- attract bees
- honesty
- carries water upward
- False
- a poor mind map
- choose a place you know
- a poor mind map
- redraw it from memory
- to keep the order
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- False
- step 1
- hold the plant firm
- copying a whole page
- sound
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