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 “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) holds up the leaves (c) hold the plant firm (d) make seeds
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) long sentences (c) lines that link ideas (d) all in one colour
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a drum by the shoe rack, a shoe by the TV, a doll by the dining table, an onion by the sofa, a sock by the kitchen. Where did you place the doll? (a) kitchen (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
- 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an onion by the park gate, a tiger by the bench, a coconut by the slide, an umbrella by the fruit cart, a van by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) coconut (d) van
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting bitter karela (c) stroking soft fur (d) seeing a glowing star
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 12.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a pillow by the classroom door, a lamp by the stairs, a doll by the school gate, a cat by the notice board, a drum by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lamp (b) doll (c) pillow (d) cat
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a rope by the dining table, a radio by the shoe rack, a vase by the kitchen, a lamp by the sofa, a violin by the TV. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) vase (b) rope (c) violin (d) lamp
- 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) chaabi (c) kitaab (d) haathi
- 22.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a ball; the ball bounces onto a tiger; the tiger chases a van; the van sits on a net. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ice cream (b) net (c) ball (d) van
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) mez (c) naak (d) paani
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) water in a PAN
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 31.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries water upward (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
- 34.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 40.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) ideas with no links (c) small doodles (d) long sentences
Answer key
- hold the plant firm
- lines that link ideas
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- dining table
- taste
- van
- tasting bitter karela
- step 4
- nose
- False
- a poor mind map
- funny actions
- doll
- hear the new word
- link it to the next item
- vase
- a book in a KIT bag
- the pen stirring tea
- naak
- that item is lost
- smell
- ice cream
- mez
- put pictures at stops
- choose a place you know
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- step 3
- a weak picture
- False
- skin
- grow under the ground
- add more stops
- touch
- find a sound-alike word
- a strong picture
- step 3
- replay the story
- small doodles
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