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 “flowers” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries water upward (c) attract bees (d) holds up the leaves
- 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) the word in small print
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 8.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) throw it away (c) frame it (d) colour it again
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 10.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it is longer (c) it needs no review (d) it shows how ideas link
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an orange by the banyan tree, a mirror by the bus stop, a jeep by the fruit cart, a goat by the park gate, a rope by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) goat (b) mirror (c) rope (d) jeep
- 13.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) a blank page (d) nothing at all
- 14.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pencil that dances (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 15.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto an owl; the owl pulls a tiger; the tiger sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) owl (d) frog
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a wallet; the wallet rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) wallet (b) whistle (c) kite (d) ant
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make seeds (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a banana by the classroom door, a drum by the playground, a van by the blackboard, a pencil by the library, a duck by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the banana? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) library (d) classroom door
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling wet earth (c) smelling jasmine (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a whistle (d) tasting bitter karela
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a CHUBBY key
- 30.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an umpire by the dining table, an owl by the shoe rack, a tent by the sofa, a nest by the door, a tomato by the TV. Where did you place the owl? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) door
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in the centre (c) one key word per branch (d) copying a whole page
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) bhaat (c) naak (d) ped
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 37.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) your name
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a vase; the vase bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) watch (c) banana (d) vase
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
Answer key
- attract bees
- the pen stirring tea
- sounds like the new word
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- the word in small print
- step 2
- redraw it from memory
- smell
- it shows how ideas link
- a strong picture
- goat
- a bird leaving a cage
- a normal-sized cup
- True
- replay the story
- owl
- step 1
- whistle
- make seeds
- step 2
- classroom door
- tasting raw mango
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- add more stops
- hearing a whistle
- put pictures at stops
- step 1
- a CHUBBY key
- False
- shoe rack
- a good mind map
- copying a whole page
- ped
- fix stops in order
- step 4
- the main topic
- make food using sunlight
- vase
- eyes
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