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 branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting salty chips (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 4.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 6.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 7.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an orange by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the blackboard, a flute by the stairs, a pencil by the library, a whistle by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) pencil (b) mirror (c) orange (d) whistle
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a dull white wall (d) a mango that sings
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a doll by the swing, a lamp by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the slide, a cat by the banyan tree, a violin by the park gate. Where did you place the lamp? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) swing (d) banyan tree
- 22.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 25.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) a colour for each branch
- 28.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) nose (d) tongue
- 30.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into a mango; the mango pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) mango (c) ball (d) anchor
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make food using sunlight (c) turn into fruit (d) take in water from soil
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a dog bark
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a mango that sings
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sight (b) sound (c) smell (d) taste
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) attract bees (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries water upward
Answer key
- stem
- watching fireworks
- step 2
- the main topic
- step 1
- the method of loci
- new words in a language
- step 3
- sounds like the new word
- step 2
- a weak picture
- a strong picture
- funny actions
- a weak picture
- touch
- whistle
- roots
- a mango that sings
- step 4
- step 3
- fruit cart
- the pen stirring tea
- step 3
- a BAT made of rice
- a funny, moving one
- to keep the order
- tiny, cramped writing
- replay the story
- eyes
- yes, with new pictures
- a CHUBBY key
- mango
- link it to the meaning
- turn into fruit
- choose a place you know
- link it to the next item
- hearing a dog bark
- a pale, tiny dot
- taste
- attract bees
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