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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in the centre (c) topic in a corner (d) details on small twigs
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) attract bees
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 5.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a kite; the kite sings to a sock; the sock sits on a lemon; the lemon rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) sock (b) orange (c) lemon (d) jalebi
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a shoe; the shoe sits on a violin; the violin falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) goat (c) shoe (d) tent
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 11.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) cloud (b) school (c) fish (d) table
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an inkpot by the library, an ice cream by the blackboard, a drum by the classroom door, a nest by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) drum (b) inkpot (c) nest (d) ice cream
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) green, flat and thin (c) holds up the leaves (d) take in water from soil
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over an igloo; the igloo sings to an onion; the onion bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) whistle (b) shoe (c) umbrella (d) igloo
- 17.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling wet earth
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) skin (d) ears
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 22.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a mango that sings (d) a blurry shape
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) taste salty (c) smell food (d) see colours
- 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a drum by the fruit cart, an urn by the swing, a doll by the banyan tree, a candle by the park gate, a monkey by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) monkey (b) doll (c) candle (d) drum
- 27.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
- 28.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a dull white wall (d) a kite as big as a house
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a sock; the sock tickles a candle; the candle sits on a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) onion (c) glass (d) sock
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting bitter karela (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling wet earth
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 33.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) chaand (c) naak (d) haathi
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 36.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into an ant; the ant pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a mirror; the mirror rolls into a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) mirror (c) candle (d) ant
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a list of words only (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) water in a PAN (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
Answer key
- topic in a corner
- attract bees
- choose a place you know
- new words in a language
- easier to keep
- leaves
- a strong picture
- orange
- shoe
- picture the first item
- a bird leaving a cage
- fish
- fix stops in order
- drum
- take in water from soil
- umbrella
- add more stops
- hearing a drum boom
- nose
- stem
- step 1
- a blurry shape
- see colours
- that item is lost
- leaves
- doll
- one you know very well
- a kite as big as a house
- glass
- tasting bitter karela
- link it to the meaning
- step 4
- True
- haathi
- a plain grey box
- make it big and funny
- fan
- a list of words only
- step 2
- a fish lighting a MATCH
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