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 branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) tasting salty chips (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a dog bark
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a tent; the tent rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) doll (b) lamp (c) frog (d) spoon
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 7.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) the word “umbrella”
- 8.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a ball; the ball pulls a key; the key bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the key? (a) ant (b) van (c) key (d) ball
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jalebi by the park gate, an orange by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the slide, a rose by the fruit cart, a frog by the swing. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) swing (b) slide (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a whistle by the sofa, a glass by the TV, a key by the shoe rack, an owl by the gate, a kite by the door. What did you place by the gate? (a) glass (b) kite (c) whistle (d) owl
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) flower (b) school (c) cat (d) foot
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mango by the shoe rack, an orange by the door, a lamp by the TV, an onion by the dining table, a whistle by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) orange (b) mango (c) onion (d) lamp
- 15.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 16.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 17.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) easier to keep (c) useless (d) harder to keep
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) turn into fruit
- 19.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pencil that dances (d) a giant pink elephant
- 20.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a blurry shape
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) nothing at all (c) a blank page (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) holds up the leaves (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a plain grey box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a kite as big as a house
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling jasmine (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) take in water from soil (c) carries food to parts (d) attract bees
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear music (b) see shapes (c) smell food (d) feel hot and cold
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) the word in small print (d) a bus made of ice
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a bus made of ice (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a normal-sized cup
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
Answer key
- roots
- seeing a glowing star
- a frog wearing a crown
- link it to the meaning
- doll
- a strong picture
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a poor mind map
- ball
- step 1
- park gate
- owl
- school
- onion
- a poor mind map
- fix stops in order
- easier to keep
- turn into fruit
- a dull white wall
- a blurry shape
- step 3
- a CHUBBY key
- link it to the next item
- find a sound-alike word
- a bird leaving a cage
- put pictures at stops
- holds up the leaves
- a plain grey box
- seeing a red kite fly
- smell
- green, flat and thin
- feel hot and cold
- attract bees
- a bus made of ice
- a normal-sized cup
- nose
- step 3
- step 4
- step 2
- a frog wearing a crown
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