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.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) no reason (c) it looks empty (d) quick to see and recall
- 8.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a CHUBBY key
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the date (d) the main topic
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a rose; the rose jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) monkey (c) lamp (d) bucket
- 16.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) tongue
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) carries water upward (d) green, flat and thin
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a mango that sings (c) a blurry shape (d) a bright red flying cow
- 24.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) lines that link ideas (c) details on small twigs (d) long sentences
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ant by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the stairs, a drum by the blackboard, a ball by the library, a goat by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ant (b) candle (c) ball (d) goat
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a mango that sings (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a kite by the bench, a lamp by the park gate, a bucket by the slide, a spoon by the fruit cart, an apple by the swing. Where did you place the spoon? (a) swing (b) park gate (c) bench (d) fruit cart
- 28.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a blurry shape (d) a dull white wall
- 32.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a mango that sings (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a blurry shape
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) smelling jasmine (c) hands in icy water (d) tasting salty chips
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
Answer key
- False
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- the word’s meaning
- later today and tomorrow
- choose a place you know
- quick to see and recall
- a good mind map
- find a sound-alike word
- a CHUBBY key
- False
- the main topic
- fix stops in order
- funny actions
- monkey
- choose a place you know
- step 3
- tongue
- step 1
- a weak picture
- a funny, moving one
- carries water upward
- a blurry shape
- long sentences
- ball
- a pale, tiny dot
- fruit cart
- False
- make it big and funny
- leaves
- a laughing tiffin box
- one you know very well
- a mango that sings
- a normal-sized cup
- True
- to keep the order
- smelling jasmine
- eyes
- eyes
- turn into fruit
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