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 is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) all in one colour (c) lines that link ideas (d) small doodles
- 2.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 3.🗺️ 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
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a goat by the sofa, a duck by the gate, a mango by the TV, a vase by the door, a coconut by the shoe rack. What did you place by the door? (a) duck (b) coconut (c) mango (d) vase
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 8.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) all in one colour (c) ideas with no links (d) one key word per branch
- 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 10.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) kitaab (c) ped (d) dola
- 13.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 19.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a plain grey box
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 22.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bus made of ice
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) rice (b) cloud (c) book (d) flower
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) stroking soft fur (d) hands in icy water
- 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.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a lemon by the library, a goat by the classroom door, a ladder by the stairs, a flute by the blackboard, a spoon by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the spoon? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) classroom door
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see colours (b) hear a bell (c) smell flowers (d) hear music
- 33.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a dull white wall (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a kite as big as a house
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a monkey; the monkey falls into a mango; the mango jumps over a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) mango (c) rope (d) monkey
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a goat; the goat chases a kettle; the kettle falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) goat (c) drum (d) wallet
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a dull white wall
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) make food using sunlight (c) have tiny pores (d) green, flat and thin
Answer key
- all in one colour
- choose a place you know
- it shows how ideas link
- vase
- a strong picture
- hear the new word
- picture the first item
- one key word per branch
- funny actions
- one you know very well
- hold the plant firm
- ped
- True
- leaves
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- choose a place you know
- the pen stirring tea
- a plain grey box
- touch
- step 1
- True
- a blurry shape
- a strong picture
- a weak picture
- flower
- fix stops in order
- seeing a red kite fly
- keep linking in order
- False
- teacher’s desk
- see colours
- a kite as big as a house
- monkey
- wallet
- a dull white wall
- the word’s meaning
- a strong picture
- put pictures at stops
- take in water from soil
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