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 makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles an orange; the orange sits on a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) orange (c) ant (d) tomato
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) water (b) elephant (c) mango (d) mother
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 8.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
- 9.🗺️ 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) grow under the ground (c) green, flat and thin (d) hold the plant firm
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an orange by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the blackboard, an umbrella by the library, a net by the classroom door, a bucket by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) umbrella (b) bucket (c) ant (d) net
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a mango; the mango bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) inkpot (c) ant (d) mango
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) nose (d) skin
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries food to parts (d) make food using sunlight
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a list of words only (c) a kite as big as a house (d) the word in small print
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a watch by the dining table, an owl by the kitchen, an orange by the TV, a fan by the shoe rack, a lemon by the sofa. Where did you place the orange? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) TV
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) foot (b) cat (c) school (d) flower
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a banana by the blackboard, a doll by the stairs, a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a ball by the classroom door, a rose by the notice board. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) doll (b) banana (c) ball (d) kettle
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 23.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) the word in small print (d) a blurry shape
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a kettle; the kettle jumps over a goat; the goat chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) coconut (c) kettle (d) goat
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see colours (b) feel rough or smooth (c) taste sweet (d) hear music
- 28.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) make seeds (d) holds up the leaves
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a flower in a POOL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a PIE under your foot
- 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a CHUBBY key (d) I AM eating a mango
- 32.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) harder to keep (c) useless (d) easier to keep
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) taste sweet (c) feel rough or smooth (d) see colours
- 35.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it is longer (c) it hides the ideas (d) it shows how ideas link
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) skin (d) eyes
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) quick to see and recall (c) it saves ink (d) it looks empty
Answer key
- make it big and funny
- link it to the next item
- True
- the word’s meaning
- tomato
- mango
- step 3
- a funny, moving one
- green, flat and thin
- bucket
- step 4
- step 1
- ice cream
- nose
- grow under the ground
- make food using sunlight
- a kite as big as a house
- TV
- picture the first item
- school
- banana
- sounds like the new word
- True
- smell
- a bright red flying cow
- jug
- taste sweet
- add more stops
- make seeds
- a flower in a POOL
- I AM eating a mango
- easier to keep
- sound
- see colours
- it shows how ideas link
- skin
- tongue
- put pictures at stops
- to keep the order
- quick to see and recall
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