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.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) all in one colour (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in a corner
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pencil that dances
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) one key word per branch (d) all in one colour
- 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling wet earth (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a drum boom
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an orange by the banyan tree, an igloo by the swing, a candle by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the park gate, a bucket by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) candle (b) bucket (c) igloo (d) orange
- 13.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries food to parts (d) grow under the ground
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling jasmine (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting raw mango
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an ant by the TV, a rope by the door, a candle by the dining table, a shoe by the shoe rack, an urn by the sofa. Where did you place the rope? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) door (d) shoe rack
- 18.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hands in icy water (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting bitter karela
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) machhli (c) chaabi (d) phool
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a glass; the glass sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a doll. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) doll (b) glass (c) cat (d) duck
- 25.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a flute by the fruit cart, a doll by the slide, a net by the park gate, a fan by the swing, an ice cream by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) flute (b) net (c) doll (d) fan
- 27.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a needle; the needle chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a parrot; the parrot tickles a vase. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) owl (b) needle (c) igloo (d) vase
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear music (b) smell food (c) feel a light touch (d) taste salty
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a MAZE on a table (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a glass; the glass chases a jug; the jug rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) bucket (b) coconut (c) onion (d) glass
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a CHUBBY key
- 33.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a giant pink elephant
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell (d) sound
- 38.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a ball by the bed, a net by the TV, a kite by the dining table, a banana by the kitchen, a parrot by the sofa. Where did you place the parrot? (a) kitchen (b) TV (c) dining table (d) sofa
Answer key
- lines that link ideas
- find a sound-alike word
- a blurry shape
- keep linking in order
- one key word per branch
- replay the story
- a good mind map
- seeing a red kite fly
- step 4
- a poor mind map
- each link leads on
- candle
- yes, with new pictures
- carries food to parts
- smelling jasmine
- the word’s meaning
- door
- False
- later today and tomorrow
- tasting bitter karela
- fix stops in order
- False
- chaabi
- doll
- the method of loci
- flute
- False
- igloo
- taste salty
- a MAZE on a table
- glass
- I AM eating a mango
- a plain grey box
- flowers
- False
- funny actions
- sound
- False
- step 1
- sofa
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