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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) green, flat and thin (c) grow under the ground (d) make food using sunlight
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a mirror by the library, a sock by the playground, a violin by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the blackboard, an inkpot by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) sock (b) whistle (c) violin (d) inkpot
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a blurry shape (d) a bright red flying cow
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a mirror; the mirror chases a glass; the glass crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) inkpot (b) glass (c) bucket (d) mirror
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see shapes (b) smell flowers (c) hear voices (d) hear a bell
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a cat by the dining table, a kite by the shoe rack, a van by the TV, a lamp by the sofa, an onion by the kitchen. Where did you place the kite? (a) TV (b) shoe rack (c) kitchen (d) dining table
- 10.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) water in a PAN (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a CHUBBY key
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a glass; the glass sings to a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) glass (b) jalebi (c) ice cream (d) jeep
- 14.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an onion by the sofa, a key by the kitchen, a bucket by the dining table, a tomato by the TV, a watch by the bed. What did you place by the sofa? (a) key (b) watch (c) onion (d) bucket
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) shala (c) dola (d) baadal
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a CHUBBY key
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I AM eating a mango
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 23.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) smelling wet earth (c) tasting raw mango (d) tasting salty chips
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 27.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) ideas with no links
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) ladder (c) radio (d) coconut
- 32.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto an ant; the ant chases a tent; the tent pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a doll. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) ant (b) kettle (c) doll (d) tent
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a mango that sings (c) a plain grey box (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lemon by the park gate, a watch by the bus stop, an inkpot by the banyan tree, a tent by the fruit cart, a shoe by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) inkpot (b) tent (c) watch (d) shoe
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a bucket; the bucket sings to a monkey; the monkey chases a nest; the nest bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) bucket (c) tent (d) owl
- 37.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
Answer key
- grow under the ground
- find a sound-alike word
- new words in a language
- whistle
- a blurry shape
- mirror
- fix stops in order
- smell flowers
- shoe rack
- False
- a tree on a note PAD
- a weak picture
- glass
- to keep the order
- choose a place you know
- onion
- sakhar
- flowers
- a SACK full of sugar
- a strong picture
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- step 3
- add more stops
- smelling wet earth
- hear the new word
- attract bees
- True
- ideas with no links
- step 4
- keep linking in order
- radio
- that item is lost
- ant
- a plain grey box
- tent
- tent
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- leaves
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