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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 2.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) details on small twigs (c) small doodles (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into a lemon; the lemon rolls into an urn. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) guava (b) lemon (c) urn (d) bucket
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 5.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) rocket (c) honesty (d) banana
- 6.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an ant by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the classroom door, a goat by the school gate, a mirror by the stairs, a duck by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) duck (b) goat (c) mirror (d) ant
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 12.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting raw mango (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a whistle
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a tent; the tent crashes into a mango; the mango rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) tent (c) coconut (d) kettle
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a cat by the playground, a banana by the library, an orange by the blackboard, a wallet by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) onion (b) orange (c) cat (d) banana
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) water in a PAN (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 19.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a PIE under your foot
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hands in icy water (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a glowing star
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 25.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) ears (d) nose
- 27.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a fan; the fan rolls into an apple; the apple pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) ball (c) coconut (d) fan
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on an onion; the onion pulls a bucket; the bucket chases a kite; the kite tickles a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) kite (c) bucket (d) monkey
- 31.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 35.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over an igloo; the igloo rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a nest; the nest sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) igloo (b) owl (c) nest (d) fan
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell food (c) see colours (d) feel a light touch
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
Answer key
- each link leads on
- tiny, cramped writing
- guava
- the word’s meaning
- honesty
- False
- replay the story
- goat
- keep linking in order
- hear the new word
- step 1
- True
- False
- hearing a whistle
- tent
- banana
- step 4
- a cat paying a BILL
- True
- choose a place you know
- an elephant with HOT tea
- seeing a glowing star
- a weak picture
- that item is lost
- the method of loci
- tongue
- False
- ball
- keep linking in order
- rose
- False
- link it to the meaning
- put pictures at stops
- step 2
- a good mind map
- igloo
- picture the first item
- leaves
- smell food
- taste
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