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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 2.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) topic in a corner (c) copying a whole page (d) topic in the centre
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) I NEED sleep (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHUBBY key
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell food (b) hear music (c) read words (d) feel rough or smooth
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 9.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) mother (b) sugar (c) eye (d) moon
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) make food using sunlight (d) carries food to parts
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a drum by the playground, an inkpot by the blackboard, a mirror by the classroom door, a frog by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the library. Where did you place the frog? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) classroom door (d) playground
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) dola (c) kitaab (d) bandar
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a blurry shape
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) grow under the ground (d) make food using sunlight
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a candle; the candle jumps over an orange; the orange rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) spoon (b) candle (c) orange (d) mango
- 24.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a violin by the sofa, an igloo by the shoe rack, a frog by the door, a ladder by the TV, a mirror by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) violin (b) frog (c) igloo (d) ladder
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) watching fireworks (c) tasting salty chips (d) tasting raw mango
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 30.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 31.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a radio by the stairs, a shoe by the classroom door, a sock by the notice board, a spoon by the school gate, a whistle by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the sock? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
- 33.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 34.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a mango that sings (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a sock that smells awful
- 36.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) a colour for each branch (c) ideas with no links (d) copying a whole page
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
Answer key
- step 4
- topic in the centre
- fix stops in order
- the pen stirring tea
- step 1
- I AM eating a mango
- feel rough or smooth
- funny actions
- True
- eye
- make food using sunlight
- teacher’s desk
- taste
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- sakhar
- a blurry shape
- sounds like the new word
- step 2
- new words in a language
- False
- make seeds
- orange
- True
- violin
- a list of words only
- hearing a drum boom
- choose a place you know
- find a sound-alike word
- the method of loci
- a funny, moving one
- notice board
- yes, with new pictures
- honesty
- the word in small print
- False
- a colour for each branch
- a far-off still tree
- step 4
- hear the new word
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