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) make food using sunlight (b) take in water from soil (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) make food using sunlight (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a whistle (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 6.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) your name
- 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a fan by the sofa, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a tent by the TV, a doll by the gate, a coconut by the door. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) TV (b) gate (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
- 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) eye (b) flower (c) moon (d) rice
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 16.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a list of words only (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a drum; the drum sings to a mango; the mango chases a nest; the nest jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) drum (b) parrot (c) lamp (d) nest
- 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) turn into fruit (c) take in water from soil (d) have tiny pores
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) words are useless
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto a tent; the tent chases a rope; the rope crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) rope (b) violin (c) tiger (d) tent
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) I NEED sleep (c) a CHUBBY key (d) I AM eating a mango
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an urn by the fruit cart, a shoe by the park gate, a goat by the bus stop, a pencil by the banyan tree, a tent by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) tent (b) pencil (c) urn (d) goat
- 37.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) useless
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a mango that sings (c) a blurry shape (d) a giant pink elephant
- 39.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) throw it away (c) redraw it from memory (d) frame it
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an onion by the sofa, a drum by the kitchen, a cat by the TV, a flute by the bed, a banana by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) cat (b) onion (c) flute (d) drum
Answer key
- take in water from soil
- the word’s meaning
- sight
- make food using sunlight
- smelling a stinky sock
- the main topic
- a poor mind map
- shoe rack
- new words in a language
- each link leads on
- hear the new word
- moon
- a pencil that dances
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- to keep the order
- step 2
- a list of words only
- a weak picture
- step 1
- attract bees
- nest
- a good mind map
- picture the first item
- hold the plant firm
- take in water from soil
- step 4
- False
- images stick better
- violin
- True
- True
- one you know very well
- I AM eating a mango
- step 1
- pencil
- easier to keep
- a blurry shape
- redraw it from memory
- cat
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