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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 5.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the date (d) your name
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) a colour for each branch (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a rose by the classroom door, an apple by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the playground, a tent by the blackboard, a banana by the library. Where did you place the rose? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) classroom door (d) playground
- 10.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it hides the ideas (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it needs no review
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a jeep by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the stairs, an anchor by the classroom door, a radio by the school gate, a duck by the notice board. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) jeep (b) duck (c) anchor (d) radio
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) tree (b) water (c) flower (d) nose
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) taste sour (c) smell smoke (d) see shapes
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 17.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a mango that sings
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an ant by the dining table, an anchor by the door, a jalebi by the TV, a tiger by the sofa, a doll by the shoe rack. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) TV (d) sofa
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) book (b) school (c) cloud (d) flower
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a dog bark (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling wet earth
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto a flute; the flute sits on an ice cream; the ice cream chases a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) ice cream (b) violin (c) flute (d) tomato
- 25.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a key by the sofa, a ladder by the gate, a ball by the TV, an umbrella by the shoe rack, a nest by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ladder (b) key (c) ball (d) umbrella
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a net; the net bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) net (b) ice cream (c) doll (d) igloo
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pencil by the fruit cart, a duck by the park gate, a jalebi by the bench, an ice cream by the swing, a lemon by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) jalebi (b) ice cream (c) lemon (d) pencil
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a banana; the banana rolls into a candle; the candle sings to an urn; the urn crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) urn (b) banana (c) candle (d) net
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
Answer key
- make food using sunlight
- step 1
- the word’s meaning
- each link leads on
- the main topic
- a colour for each branch
- the pen stirring tea
- hear the new word
- classroom door
- it shows how ideas link
- jeep
- step 4
- False
- water
- see shapes
- touch
- a mango that sings
- holds up the leaves
- picture the first item
- TV
- step 4
- cloud
- smelling wet earth
- ice cream
- True
- a strong picture
- ladder
- find a sound-alike word
- keep linking in order
- a strong picture
- igloo
- hear the new word
- lemon
- urn
- False
- False
- a weak picture
- False
- to keep the order
- keep linking in order
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