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 is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) hold the plant firm (d) make food using sunlight
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 3.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a goat by the door, a glass by the sofa, a jalebi by the TV, a net by the shoe rack, an apple by the gate. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) door (d) TV
- 5.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles an onion; the onion pulls a watch; the watch sits on a doll; the doll falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) banana (b) doll (c) onion (d) watch
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a frog by the notice board, a key by the stairs, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the blackboard, a flute by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) frog (b) parrot (c) key (d) flute
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 10.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) fish (b) key (c) foot (d) school
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make food using sunlight (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) grow under the ground (c) carries water upward (d) attract bees
- 15.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jeep by the library, a drum by the stairs, a whistle by the classroom door, a spoon by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the blackboard. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) drum (d) whistle
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a dog bark
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries water upward (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a spoon by the TV, a tent by the gate, a lemon by the shoe rack, an urn by the sofa, a wallet by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) lemon (b) urn (c) wallet (d) tent
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a whistle (d) hearing a drum boom
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a list of words only (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a sock that smells awful
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a nest; the nest sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) lemon (b) umbrella (c) jeep (d) shoe
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a sock by the blackboard, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the playground, a bucket by the classroom door, a kettle by the library. Where did you place the lemon? (a) playground (b) blackboard (c) library (d) teacher’s desk
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 35.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a radio by the stairs, a pillow by the blackboard, an owl by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the notice board, a fan by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) pillow (b) tomato (c) owl (d) radio
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch (d) taste
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hands in icy water
- 40.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a small grey dot
Answer key
- hold the plant firm
- roots
- images stick better
- TV
- False
- watch
- picture the first item
- flute
- hear the new word
- add more stops
- school
- grow under the ground
- sight
- carries water upward
- False
- later today and tomorrow
- goat
- hearing a dog bark
- step 2
- step 4
- have tiny pores
- urn
- seeing a red kite fly
- step 2
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- a list of words only
- step 1
- jeep
- a giant pink elephant
- link it to the next item
- teacher’s desk
- a normal-sized cup
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- pillow
- taste
- a tree on a note PAD
- seeing a glowing star
- a giant rainbow umbrella
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