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: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 3.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 6.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) long sentences (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in the centre
- 7.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an ant by the dining table, a jeep by the sofa, a banana by the shoe rack, a needle by the TV, a goat by the kitchen. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) banana (b) jeep (c) needle (d) ant
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting bitter karela
- 16.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) banana (d) rocket
- 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a glass by the slide, a van by the banyan tree, a jalebi by the fruit cart, a key by the swing, a spoon by the park gate. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) banyan tree (b) swing (c) fruit cart (d) slide
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) have tiny pores (c) make seeds (d) green, flat and thin
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 23.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) just the word
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a pencil; the pencil chases a key; the key sings to a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) wallet (c) frog (d) key
- 25.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a dog bark
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see shapes (b) feel hot and cold (c) smell smoke (d) hear voices
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a mango that sings (d) a bus made of ice
- 34.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it saves ink
- 35.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a list of words only (c) the word in small print (d) a bright red flying cow
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- False
- a strong picture
- False
- False
- replay the story
- topic in the centre
- True
- step 3
- sounds like the new word
- banana
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- True
- step 3
- smelling a stinky sock
- honesty
- funny actions
- fruit cart
- put pictures at stops
- make seeds
- taste
- picture the first item
- a funny, moving one
- frog
- choose a place you know
- the pen stirring tea
- flowers
- link it to the next item
- hearing a dog bark
- the word’s meaning
- feel hot and cold
- sound
- a plain grey box
- quick to see and recall
- the main topic
- a bright red flying cow
- find a sound-alike word
- to keep the order
- each link leads on
- find a sound-alike word
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