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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 2.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting raw mango (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a whistle
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear music (b) see shapes (c) smell food (d) taste sour
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 13.🗣️ 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
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) water (b) book (c) flower (d) sleep
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting raw mango
- 16.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a mango that sings (c) a blurry shape (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 20.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a pencil by the playground, an ant by the library, a wallet by the blackboard, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the classroom door. Where did you place the pencil? (a) library (b) playground (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) tasting salty chips (c) stroking soft fur (d) watching fireworks
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a fan; the fan crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) guava (c) candle (d) frog
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a nest by the notice board, a sock by the stairs, a bucket by the school gate, a wallet by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) sock (b) bucket (c) nest (d) wallet
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 26.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a sock by the notice board, a lemon by the classroom door, a frog by the blackboard, a jug by the stairs, a radio by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) sock (b) jug (c) lemon (d) radio
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) see colours (c) hear voices (d) smell food
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting bitter karela
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a goat; the goat sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) lamp (c) jalebi (d) goat
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a drum by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the blackboard, a watch by the stairs, a jalebi by the notice board, a violin by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) violin (b) drum (c) watch (d) jalebi
- 34.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a coconut by the bed, a flute by the sofa, a key by the dining table, a doll by the kitchen, a ball by the TV. Where did you place the key? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) kitchen (d) bed
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a watch; the watch chases an apple; the apple jumps over a goat; the goat pulls a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) goat (c) watch (d) apple
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a needle by the sofa, an umbrella by the TV, a jug by the dining table, a jeep by the kitchen, a glass by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) needle (b) glass (c) jug (d) jeep
- 38.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a DOLL with big eyes
Answer key
- to keep the order
- True
- step 1
- taste
- step 2
- that item is lost
- choose a place you know
- False
- watching fireworks
- taste sour
- roots
- keep linking in order
- later today and tomorrow
- sleep
- tasting raw mango
- False
- a mango that sings
- flowers
- put pictures at stops
- yes, with new pictures
- playground
- tasting salty chips
- candle
- wallet
- hear the new word
- False
- jug
- feel a light touch
- hearing a whistle
- jalebi
- a good mind map
- keep linking in order
- watch
- False
- dining table
- goat
- glass
- add more stops
- step 1
- a CHUBBY key
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