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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) holds up the leaves (c) make seeds (d) carries food to parts
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ball by the post box, a bucket by the fruit cart, a nest by the park gate, a jalebi by the banyan tree, a rope by the bus stop. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) bucket (b) jalebi (c) nest (d) ball
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) attract bees (c) grow under the ground (d) make seeds
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into an urn; the urn rolls into a mango; the mango pulls an orange; the orange falls into a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) urn (c) jeep (d) mango
- 8.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 10.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a bus made of ice
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) small doodles (c) long sentences (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 14.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) skin
- 18.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 19.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a coconut by the park gate, a violin by the slide, an apple by the swing, a lemon by the fruit cart, a kettle by the bench. What did you place by the park gate? (a) kettle (b) coconut (c) lemon (d) apple
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 25.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 26.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 27.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight (d) smell
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) the word in small print
- 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a glass by the stairs, a spoon by the notice board, a vase by the classroom door, a rose by the blackboard, a lemon by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the vase? (a) notice board (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) classroom door
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases an ant; the ant jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a nest; the nest pulls a watch. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) umbrella (b) nest (c) ant (d) fan
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 37.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) details on small twigs (c) copying a whole page (d) long sentences
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) sugar (c) flower (d) fish
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- hold the plant firm
- jalebi
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- grow under the ground
- mango
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- a plain grey box
- link it to the next item
- put pictures at stops
- small doodles
- one you know very well
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the meaning
- ears
- the method of loci
- True
- flowers
- coconut
- take in water from soil
- sight
- step 1
- the main topic
- to keep the order
- easier to keep
- sounds like the new word
- step 1
- sight
- stem
- a frog wearing a crown
- a good mind map
- classroom door
- nest
- a plain grey box
- details on small twigs
- choose a place you know
- rice
- make food using sunlight
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