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) copying a whole page (b) topic in a corner (c) small doodles (d) all in one colour
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) skin (d) eyes
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 5.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 7.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) bandar (c) baadal (d) sakhar
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in the centre (c) details on small twigs (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 11.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bus made of ice
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) school (b) book (c) cloud (d) tree
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) tasting bitter karela (d) watching fireworks
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a bucket; the bucket sits on an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a sock; the sock jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) ladder (c) inkpot (d) bucket
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) long sentences (c) copying a whole page (d) ideas with no links
- 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 32.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) topic in a corner (c) one key word per branch (d) a colour for each branch
- 33.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) a colour for each branch (c) ideas with no links (d) lines that link ideas
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases an urn; the urn rolls into a radio; the radio pulls a glass; the glass falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) urn (b) radio (c) candle (d) sock
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a list of words only (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jalebi by the banyan tree, a jeep by the post box, a rope by the fruit cart, an igloo by the bus stop, a kettle by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) kettle (b) jeep (c) igloo (d) rope
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a list of words only (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a banana; the banana bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a cat; the cat chases a doll. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) banana (c) frog (d) cat
Answer key
- small doodles
- find a sound-alike word
- tongue
- sight
- True
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- True
- sakhar
- tiny, cramped writing
- the method of loci
- a plain grey box
- put pictures at stops
- link it to the meaning
- step 1
- step 3
- taste
- book
- touch
- choose a place you know
- tasting bitter karela
- ears
- bucket
- holds up the leaves
- topic in the centre
- a CHUBBY key
- ears
- fix stops in order
- picture the first item
- ears
- each link leads on
- topic in a corner
- ideas with no links
- sock
- a list of words only
- igloo
- a laughing tiffin box
- sounds like the new word
- a strong picture
- cat
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