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.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a blank page (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) the letters only
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) skin (d) eyes
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hands in icy water (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a dull white wall (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pencil that dances
- 7.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pencil that dances
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 15.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a dull white wall (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a plain grey box
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling jasmine (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
- 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 21.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a jug; the jug chases a rope; the rope tickles a mango. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) jug (c) frog (d) rope
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BAT made of rice
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a net; the net sings to a mirror; the mirror rolls into a key; the key crashes into a sock. Which item comes right after the key? (a) mirror (b) rope (c) sock (d) net
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 26.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) no reason (c) it looks empty (d) quick to see and recall
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) have tiny pores (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) green, flat and thin (c) take in water from soil (d) make food using sunlight
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 30.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) honesty (c) banana (d) elephant
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a list of words only (d) a plain grey box
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a parrot; the parrot tickles a guava; the guava bounces onto a banana; the banana chases a ball. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) guava (c) ball (d) orange
- 37.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a goat; the goat falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) fan (c) key (d) whistle
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
Answer key
- a bird leaving a cage
- False
- choose a place you know
- tongue
- smelling a stinky sock
- a dull white wall
- images stick better
- step 1
- step 3
- find a sound-alike word
- sounds like the new word
- replay the story
- a normal-sized cup
- picture the first item
- a frog wearing a crown
- feeling a prickly cactus
- flowers
- hold the plant firm
- funny actions
- each link leads on
- add more stops
- rope
- a monkey in a BAND
- sock
- stem
- quick to see and recall
- have tiny pores
- take in water from soil
- a strong picture
- later today and tomorrow
- fix stops in order
- honesty
- a kite as big as a house
- picture the first item
- hear the new word
- guava
- a poor mind map
- step 1
- goat
- find a sound-alike word
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