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 sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a drum by the gate, a rope by the sofa, a glass by the TV, a lemon by the door, a shoe by the shoe rack. Where did you place the rope? (a) gate (b) TV (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 5.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 6.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a pencil that dances
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tiger by the stairs, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the notice board, an umbrella by the school gate, a banana by the classroom door. Where did you place the tiger? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) school gate
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear music (b) smell smoke (c) taste salty (d) see shapes
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bus made of ice (d) a dull white wall
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) carries food to parts (d) make food using sunlight
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in the centre (c) details on small twigs (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) green, flat and thin (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 16.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a bucket; the bucket sings to an urn; the urn tickles a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) bucket (c) needle (d) duck
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a watch; the watch sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a kite; the kite sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) inkpot (b) watch (c) tent (d) kite
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 25.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) topic in a corner (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in the centre
- 26.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it grey (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
- 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a cat; the cat falls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a watch; the watch chases a wallet. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) fan (b) wallet (c) watch (d) anchor
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls an urn; the urn sings to an owl; the owl sits on a watch; the watch rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) watch (b) owl (c) mirror (d) urn
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) water in a PAN (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a plain grey box (d) a giant pink elephant
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries water upward (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 36.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight (d) touch
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste (d) sound
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mirror by the door, a pencil by the sofa, a rope by the shoe rack, a watch by the TV, a goat by the gate. What did you place by the door? (a) goat (b) mirror (c) pencil (d) rope
Answer key
- sight
- step 4
- sofa
- step 3
- to keep the order
- yes, with new pictures
- the word in small print
- stairs
- smell smoke
- ears
- a dull white wall
- link it to the meaning
- carries food to parts
- tiny, cramped writing
- holds up the leaves
- one you know very well
- a weak picture
- duck
- inkpot
- step 1
- put pictures at stops
- hear the new word
- sounds like the new word
- that item is lost
- topic in the centre
- make it big and funny
- each link leads on
- fan
- urn
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- a giant pink elephant
- carries water upward
- add more stops
- taste
- step 3
- smell
- mirror
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