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 of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) details on small twigs (d) ideas with no links
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) holds up the leaves
- 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 5.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 6.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it needs no review (d) it hides the ideas
- 7.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make seeds (c) green, flat and thin (d) take in water from soil
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 14.🗺️ 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) green, flat and thin
- 15.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in the centre (c) copying a whole page (d) topic in a corner
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 17.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) a small detail (c) the date (d) the main topic
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) turn into fruit (c) have tiny pores (d) carries food to parts
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) mango (b) moon (c) fish (d) eye
- 27.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) taste
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) hold the plant firm (d) have tiny pores
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to an apple; the apple pulls a lamp; the lamp chases a mirror; the mirror rolls into an orange. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) orange (b) lamp (c) umpire (d) mirror
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) haathi (c) paani (d) machhli
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a flower in a POOL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a CHUBBY key
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a jug by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the notice board, an umpire by the stairs, a ladder by the blackboard, a lemon by the classroom door. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) violin (b) jug (c) ladder (d) umpire
- 38.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) smell
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
Answer key
- details on small twigs
- hold the plant firm
- each link leads on
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- it shows how ideas link
- False
- taste
- step 1
- carries water upward
- put pictures at stops
- later today and tomorrow
- a strong picture
- green, flat and thin
- topic in the centre
- a pale, tiny dot
- add more stops
- hear the new word
- link it to the meaning
- the main topic
- have tiny pores
- sight
- step 1
- a weak picture
- keep linking in order
- fish
- False
- sound
- hold the plant firm
- lamp
- find a sound-alike word
- machhli
- step 2
- step 4
- step 3
- a flower in a POOL
- ladder
- small doodles
- sound
- step 3
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