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 of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) details on small twigs (c) one key word per branch (d) copying a whole page
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a normal-sized cup (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a van; the van tickles a rose; the rose jumps over a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) van (c) ball (d) inkpot
- 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) mango (d) rice
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell smoke (c) see colours (d) hear voices
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) key (b) nose (c) table (d) sleep
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into a banana; the banana crashes into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) shoe (c) net (d) banana
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 19.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) a colour for each branch (c) long sentences (d) ideas with no links
- 20.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make food using sunlight (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 22.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a doll by the fruit cart, a guava by the bus stop, an ice cream by the post box, an igloo by the banyan tree, a duck by the park gate. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) park gate
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) smell smoke (c) taste sour (d) taste sweet
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) skin (d) nose
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) attract bees (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 29.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an onion by the door, a key by the shoe rack, a lamp by the TV, a bucket by the dining table, an anchor by the sofa. Where did you place the key? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) sofa (d) door
- 31.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I NEED sleep (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 33.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an inkpot by the blackboard, a van by the classroom door, a tomato by the library, a lamp by the playground, a jeep by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) van (b) jeep (c) lamp (d) inkpot
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) ped (c) machhli (d) phool
- 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I NEED sleep (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a monkey in a BAND
Answer key
- copying a whole page
- touch
- a laughing tiffin box
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- a strong picture
- a weak picture
- ball
- that item is lost
- rice
- step 3
- step 4
- a good mind map
- stem
- hear voices
- nose
- net
- a giant pink elephant
- a colour for each branch
- True
- grow under the ground
- yes, with new pictures
- replay the story
- post box
- feel rough or smooth
- skin
- attract bees
- taste
- True
- shoe rack
- False
- a cat paying a BILL
- new words in a language
- jeep
- machhli
- I AM eating a mango
- choose a place you know
- the pen stirring tea
- each link leads on
- an elephant with HOT tea
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