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) carries food to parts (b) turn into fruit (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) green, flat and thin (c) grow under the ground (d) holds up the leaves
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an owl by the park gate, a rope by the swing, a glass by the fruit cart, an igloo by the banyan tree, a mirror by the post box. Where did you place the owl? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) post box
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 5.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 8.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paay (c) phool (d) dola
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 15.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) skin (d) ears
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a fan by the door, an urn by the gate, a rope by the shoe rack, a needle by the TV, a pencil by the sofa. Where did you place the rope? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) door (d) gate
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) read words (c) hear voices (d) taste sour
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a pencil that dances (c) the word in small print (d) a dull white wall
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 23.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) hear music (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste sweet
- 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) lines that link ideas (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
- 28.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a lemon; the lemon sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into a nest; the nest tickles a sock. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) tiger (b) lemon (c) inkpot (d) nest
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHUBBY key
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a whistle
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pencil that dances (d) a kite as big as a house
- 34.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 37.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a kite by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the classroom door, an anchor by the notice board, a pencil by the stairs, an urn by the blackboard. Where did you place the kite? (a) notice board (b) blackboard (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 40.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) banana (d) rocket
Answer key
- turn into fruit
- holds up the leaves
- park gate
- step 2
- to keep the order
- tongue
- step 1
- False
- haathi
- step 2
- a weak picture
- fix stops in order
- hear the new word
- picture the first item
- False
- ears
- shoe rack
- hear voices
- a pencil that dances
- smelling a stinky sock
- a strong picture
- link it to the next item
- quick to see and recall
- taste sweet
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- a good mind map
- tiny, cramped writing
- yes, with new pictures
- tiger
- a weak picture
- a MAZE on a table
- tasting salty chips
- a dull white wall
- the method of loci
- step 3
- smell
- that item is lost
- teacher’s desk
- the word’s meaning
- honesty
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