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) grow under the ground (b) carries food to parts (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 2.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 4.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a list of words only
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) the word in small print (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a mango that sings
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a whistle
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a key; the key rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the key? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) lemon (d) frog
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a fan by the dining table, an umpire by the kitchen, a tiger by the TV, a doll by the sofa, a violin by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) violin (b) umpire (c) doll (d) tiger
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 22.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make food using sunlight (c) make seeds (d) carries food to parts
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a flower in a POOL (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a glass by the sofa, a shoe by the TV, an orange by the gate, a frog by the door, an onion by the shoe rack. Where did you place the onion? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) gate
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) mango (b) water (c) book (d) nose
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a list of words only
- 31.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) the date (c) your name (d) a small detail
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) bandar (c) kitaab (d) shala
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) long sentences (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) one key word per branch
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 37.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a tent; the tent pulls a flute; the flute rolls into a bucket; the bucket falls into a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) needle (c) tent (d) flute
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in the centre (d) long sentences
Answer key
- grow under the ground
- False
- step 1
- one you know very well
- a good mind map
- a sock that smells awful
- the word’s meaning
- touch
- the word in small print
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the next item
- that item is lost
- feeling a prickly cactus
- lemon
- link it to the meaning
- a strong picture
- tiger
- a strong picture
- put pictures at stops
- step 2
- hear the new word
- True
- I AM eating a mango
- taste
- make seeds
- step 4
- a flower in a POOL
- shoe rack
- nose
- a laughing tiffin box
- False
- the main topic
- aai
- step 2
- one key word per branch
- picture the first item
- a poor mind map
- find a sound-alike word
- flute
- topic in the centre
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