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 keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) just the word
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a lemon by the dining table, a tomato by the shoe rack, a banana by the sofa, an anchor by the TV, a goat by the door. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) anchor (b) goat (c) banana (d) tomato
- 3.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention
- 4.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 5.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a list of words only (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a blurry shape
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) taste (c) sight (d) touch
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 10.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) a blank page (d) nothing at all
- 11.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) small doodles (b) topic in a corner (c) ideas with no links (d) copying a whole page
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 13.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) paay (c) sakhar (d) bhaat
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 16.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a plain grey box (d) a blurry shape
- 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a frog; the frog rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) jeep (c) banana (d) van
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an apple by the park gate, a nest by the post box, a duck by the fruit cart, a doll by the bus stop, a ball by the banyan tree. What did you place by the post box? (a) nest (b) duck (c) apple (d) ball
- 25.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a mirror; the mirror falls into a guava; the guava jumps over an apple; the apple bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) mirror (b) igloo (c) jug (d) apple
- 27.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) the word in small print (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pencil that dances
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 29.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a blurry shape (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pencil that dances
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a guava by the stairs, a bucket by the classroom door, a whistle by the notice board, a nest by the school gate, a jalebi by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) jalebi (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) guava
- 32.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 33.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 36.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in a corner (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in the centre
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in the centre (c) a colour for each branch (d) long sentences
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) turn into fruit (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
Answer key
- a funny, moving one
- tomato
- images stick better
- to keep the order
- a laughing tiffin box
- sight
- step 1
- carries water upward
- funny actions
- a bird leaving a cage
- small doodles
- a strong picture
- new words in a language
- paay
- nose
- True
- nose
- step 2
- a giant pink elephant
- the pen stirring tea
- choose a place you know
- True
- banana
- nest
- False
- igloo
- the word in small print
- a good mind map
- a pencil that dances
- later today and tomorrow
- bucket
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- each link leads on
- roots
- sound
- yes, with new pictures
- topic in the centre
- long sentences
- step 4
- turn into fruit
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