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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 2.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a mango by the fruit cart, a tomato by the post box, a fan by the banyan tree, a whistle by the park gate, a coconut by the bus stop. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) fan (b) mango (c) coconut (d) tomato
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) mother (b) eye (c) fish (d) nose
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a MAZE on a table
- 9.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
- 12.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 14.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) a small detail (c) the date (d) the main topic
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a bus made of ice (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 17.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) nothing at all (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) a blank page
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a sock that smells awful
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) attract bees (c) turn into fruit (d) make food using sunlight
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) haathi (c) phool (d) naak
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in a corner (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 24.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 28.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) throw it away
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a nest; the nest sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) needle (b) watch (c) nest (d) glass
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a goat by the banyan tree, a spoon by the swing, a net by the park gate, a rose by the fruit cart, a doll by the post box. Where did you place the doll? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) post box (d) swing
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a flute. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) tomato (b) ball (c) flute (d) whistle
- 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 35.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a tent; the tent tickles a duck; the duck sits on a nest. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) duck (c) nest (d) kite
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 39.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) a colour for each branch (c) small doodles (d) long sentences
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
Answer key
- that item is lost
- yes, with new pictures
- smell
- fan
- fish
- sounds like the new word
- keep linking in order
- a tree on a note PAD
- add more stops
- a good mind map
- carries water upward
- to keep the order
- step 4
- the main topic
- step 1
- a normal-sized cup
- a bird leaving a cage
- a plain grey box
- link it to the next item
- make food using sunlight
- paani
- a strong picture
- details on small twigs
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a weak picture
- roots
- step 1
- redraw it from memory
- step 2
- step 4
- needle
- post box
- tomato
- a KNOCK on the nose
- False
- kite
- taste
- step 4
- long sentences
- leaves
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