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 step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) smell smoke (c) taste sweet (d) see shapes
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into an umpire; the umpire sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over a violin; the violin rolls into a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) cat (c) anchor (d) violin
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a plain grey box
- 7.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an urn by the swing, a guava by the park gate, a violin by the banyan tree, a fan by the slide, a ball by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) guava (b) fan (c) violin (d) urn
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) elephant (b) sleep (c) flower (d) tree
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sour (b) hear music (c) feel hot and cold (d) see shapes
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a tent by the banyan tree, a tomato by the park gate, a doll by the fruit cart, an onion by the bus stop, an umpire by the post box. Where did you place the umpire? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) post box (d) bus stop
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an orange by the sofa, a duck by the TV, a glass by the shoe rack, a flute by the dining table, a mirror by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) duck (b) orange (c) glass (d) mirror
- 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a far-off still tree
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an ant; the ant chases a tomato; the tomato tickles an apple. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) apple (b) coconut (c) ant (d) jalebi
- 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) read words (c) smell food (d) feel a light touch
- 18.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 20.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling jasmine (c) hands in icy water (d) watching fireworks
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a violin by the TV, a pillow by the dining table, a needle by the bed, a banana by the sofa, a tent by the kitchen. Where did you place the violin? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) sofa (d) kitchen
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases an urn; the urn bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) wallet (c) umbrella (d) rose
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) skin (d) ears
- 26.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jug by the fruit cart, a whistle by the post box, a tent by the bus stop, a kite by the park gate, a jeep by the banyan tree. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) tent (b) jug (c) kite (d) whistle
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.🗣️ 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
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a fan by the banyan tree, an apple by the fruit cart, a rose by the swing, a pillow by the post box, a frog by the park gate. Where did you place the pillow? (a) banyan tree (b) post box (c) fruit cart (d) swing
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I NEED sleep
- 36.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
Answer key
- step 1
- feel rough or smooth
- violin
- step 3
- taste
- a frog wearing a crown
- topic in a corner
- guava
- tree
- see shapes
- post box
- mirror
- True
- a kite as big as a house
- jalebi
- a monkey in a BAND
- smell food
- True
- keep linking in order
- the method of loci
- smell
- tasting bitter karela
- TV
- wallet
- eyes
- add more stops
- jug
- step 4
- find a sound-alike word
- choose a place you know
- post box
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- I NEED sleep
- the pen stirring tea
- a weak picture
- step 2
- True
- step 3
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