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 “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) make seeds (d) grow under the ground
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight (d) sound
- 3.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases an onion; the onion bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to a lamp; the lamp rolls into a doll. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) lamp (c) kite (d) ball
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 11.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) take in water from soil (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a coconut by the sofa, a bucket by the kitchen, a pencil by the TV, a doll by the dining table, a ladder by the shoe rack. Where did you place the pencil? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) sofa (d) dining table
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a bus made of ice (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries food to parts
- 18.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) cat (b) sleep (c) elephant (d) key
- 20.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a PIE under your foot (c) I NEED sleep (d) a CHUBBY key
- 24.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a dull white wall (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear music (b) taste salty (c) read words (d) smell smoke
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a whistle by the banyan tree, a shoe by the bus stop, a lamp by the fruit cart, an ant by the post box, a pillow by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) lamp (b) ant (c) shoe (d) pillow
- 28.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 29.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a van; the van tickles a lemon; the lemon chases a tiger. Which item comes right before the van? (a) van (b) candle (c) anchor (d) lemon
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a fan by the stairs, a radio by the classroom door, a lemon by the blackboard, a pillow by the notice board, an ant by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) fan (d) radio
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 34.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 35.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it hides the ideas (d) it needs no review
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling jasmine
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an ant by the fruit cart, a glass by the swing, a rope by the park gate, a tomato by the slide, a lemon by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ant (b) tomato (c) rope (d) lemon
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) take in water from soil (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 40.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
Answer key
- make seeds
- touch
- True
- sounds like the new word
- step 3
- a flower in a POOL
- a plain grey box
- kite
- link it to the next item
- roots
- False
- take in water from soil
- a good mind map
- TV
- take in water from soil
- a list of words only
- turn into fruit
- to keep the order
- sleep
- True
- step 1
- replay the story
- a CHUBBY key
- a dull white wall
- step 2
- taste salty
- pillow
- the method of loci
- honesty
- candle
- a good mind map
- pillow
- step 3
- that item is lost
- it shows how ideas link
- smelling jasmine
- ant
- make food using sunlight
- step 1
- a giant rainbow umbrella
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