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.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a spoon; the spoon sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a goat; the goat pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) mango (b) spoon (c) candle (d) nest
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 3.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a jeep by the notice board, a kite by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the blackboard, a mango by the stairs, a duck by the classroom door. What did you place by the stairs? (a) kite (b) duck (c) mango (d) jeep
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) feel a light touch (c) smell food (d) smell flowers
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) read words (b) feel hot and cold (c) see shapes (d) smell smoke
- 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a far-off still tree (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 17.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) table (b) moon (c) monkey (d) rice
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) the word in small print (c) a far-off still tree (d) a normal-sized cup
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) anchor (b) lemon (c) tomato (d) ant
- 25.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it looks empty
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 27.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) hold the plant firm
- 30.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pencil that dances (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a dull white wall
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting salty chips (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pencil that dances (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bright red flying cow
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a BAT made of rice
- 39.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) ideas with no links (c) all in one colour (d) small doodles
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
Answer key
- mango
- leaves
- tiny, cramped writing
- mango
- a weak picture
- taste sweet
- flowers
- smell smoke
- funny actions
- step 3
- step 3
- hear the new word
- a far-off still tree
- step 2
- step 4
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- monkey
- link it to the next item
- a poor mind map
- a bright red flying cow
- step 2
- flowers
- ant
- quick to see and recall
- smell
- new words in a language
- touch
- hold the plant firm
- the main topic
- link it to the meaning
- a dull white wall
- stroking soft fur
- a normal-sized cup
- roots
- a weak picture
- roots
- a tree on a note PAD
- small doodles
- link it to the next item
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