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 walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a mango by the park gate, a guava by the banyan tree, an umpire by the swing, an igloo by the fruit cart, a spoon by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) mango (b) guava (c) spoon (d) igloo
- 2.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a bright red flying cow
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hearing a drum boom (d) watching fireworks
- 5.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ball by the classroom door, a ladder by the library, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the blackboard, a kite by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) pillow (b) ladder (c) apple (d) kite
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) have tiny pores
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) monkey (c) book (d) foot
- 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a needle; the needle sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a nest; the nest sings to a bucket. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) nest (c) needle (d) bucket
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a coconut; the coconut rolls into a flute; the flute bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a pencil. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) igloo (b) onion (c) pencil (d) flute
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a duck by the blackboard, a shoe by the classroom door, a pillow by the library, a violin by the playground, a mirror by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the playground? (a) violin (b) mirror (c) duck (d) pillow
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 18.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) details on small twigs (d) all in one colour
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a plain grey box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hands in icy water (d) tasting salty chips
- 24.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) small doodles (b) all in one colour (c) long sentences (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) sakhar (c) aai (d) naak
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 29.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a dull white wall
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 34.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it needs no review (c) it is longer (d) it hides the ideas
- 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) long sentences (d) topic in the centre
- 36.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
- 37.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a bus made of ice (d) a mango that sings
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tent by the classroom door, a whistle by the school gate, a goat by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the notice board, a glass by the stairs. Where did you place the tent? (a) school gate (b) teacher’s desk (c) classroom door (d) stairs
- 40.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- mango
- False
- a pale, tiny dot
- watching fireworks
- False
- put pictures at stops
- each link leads on
- kite
- step 2
- have tiny pores
- eye
- new words in a language
- needle
- flute
- picture the first item
- violin
- step 1
- all in one colour
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- a giant pink elephant
- hands in icy water
- small doodles
- sakhar
- sounds like the new word
- one you know very well
- sound
- a laughing tiffin box
- put pictures at stops
- picture the first item
- find a sound-alike word
- that item is lost
- it shows how ideas link
- topic in the centre
- yes, with new pictures
- True
- a normal-sized cup
- classroom door
- True
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