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 good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) copying a whole page (d) lines that link ideas
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a mirror; the mirror tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a drum; the drum bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) inkpot (b) mirror (c) goat (d) drum
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a needle by the classroom door, a cat by the playground, a drum by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the library, a van by the blackboard. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) van (b) needle (c) cat (d) violin
- 6.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 7.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) throw it away
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a ball; the ball rolls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a jeep; the jeep falls into an onion. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) ball (c) bucket (d) jeep
- 9.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) one key word per branch (c) all in one colour (d) topic in a corner
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 14.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it needs no review (d) it hides the ideas
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) haathi (c) paani (d) baadal
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries food to parts (c) have tiny pores (d) green, flat and thin
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 21.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 22.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a far-off still tree
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) all in one colour (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in the centre
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a banana by the park gate, a wallet by the bus stop, a rose by the post box, an ant by the banyan tree, a jug by the fruit cart. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) wallet (b) rose (c) ant (d) jug
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a dull white wall (c) a bright red flying cow (d) the word in small print
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) turn into fruit
- 27.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a goat; the goat falls into an urn; the urn pulls a frog; the frog chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) urn (b) fan (c) jalebi (d) goat
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling wet earth
- 32.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) details on small twigs (c) small doodles (d) one key word per branch
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) make seeds (d) carries food to parts
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases a wallet; the wallet sings to an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a goat. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) goat (b) wallet (c) ice cream (d) inkpot
- 35.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 36.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 37.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a guava by the classroom door, a cat by the stairs, a needle by the school gate, a tiger by the notice board, a watch by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the tiger? (a) notice board (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
Answer key
- lines that link ideas
- inkpot
- a weak picture
- a pencil that dances
- van
- fix stops in order
- redraw it from memory
- ball
- False
- one key word per branch
- a weak picture
- put pictures at stops
- keep linking in order
- it shows how ideas link
- paani
- a weak picture
- carries food to parts
- hearing a drum boom
- a poor mind map
- a BAT made of rice
- to keep the order
- a far-off still tree
- topic in the centre
- wallet
- a bright red flying cow
- grow under the ground
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 1
- urn
- find a sound-alike word
- seeing a red kite fly
- copying a whole page
- make seeds
- inkpot
- a good mind map
- that item is lost
- each link leads on
- the word’s meaning
- link it to the meaning
- notice board
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