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 step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) attract bees (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a monkey by the post box, a lemon by the banyan tree, a cat by the park gate, a bucket by the bus stop, a ladder by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) ladder (d) lemon
- 5.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) harder to keep (c) too slow (d) easier to keep
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a sock by the slide, a tent by the bench, a whistle by the park gate, a shoe by the fruit cart, a bucket by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) tent (b) whistle (c) shoe (d) bucket
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) hear music (b) read words (c) feel hot and cold (d) smell smoke
- 8.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 9.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a far-off still tree (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an igloo by the notice board, a wallet by the stairs, a banana by the classroom door, a frog by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the school gate. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) inkpot (b) banana (c) frog (d) wallet
- 11.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an ice cream by the park gate, an apple by the bus stop, a vase by the fruit cart, a coconut by the post box, a wallet by the banyan tree. Where did you place the coconut? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) park gate (d) bus stop
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) smelling jasmine (c) watching fireworks (d) hands in icy water
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) moon (b) sugar (c) elephant (d) school
- 15.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 16.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) attract bees (b) grow under the ground (c) make food using sunlight (d) hold the plant firm
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) kitaab (c) paay (d) chaabi
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a cat; the cat pulls a guava; the guava rolls into a van; the van crashes into a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) cat (c) guava (d) pencil
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) feel a light touch (c) see colours (d) taste salty
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) a colour for each branch (c) long sentences (d) copying a whole page
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a wallet; the wallet crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) ball (c) banana (d) spoon
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) long sentences (d) lines that link ideas
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) hear voices (c) smell flowers (d) see colours
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a blurry shape (d) a giant pink elephant
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make seeds (c) have tiny pores (d) carries water upward
- 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in the centre (c) topic in a corner (d) long sentences
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) bandar (c) paay (d) phool
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) green, flat and thin (c) attract bees (d) have tiny pores
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a mango by the banyan tree, an apple by the park gate, a banana by the post box, a coconut by the bus stop, a tiger by the fruit cart. What did you place by the post box? (a) mango (b) coconut (c) tiger (d) banana
Answer key
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- attract bees
- lemon
- easier to keep
- bucket
- hear music
- the method of loci
- a far-off still tree
- banana
- a funny, moving one
- post box
- watching fireworks
- elephant
- a poor mind map
- choose a place you know
- make food using sunlight
- kitaab
- find a sound-alike word
- guava
- link it to the next item
- taste salty
- sight
- step 3
- a colour for each branch
- banana
- an elephant with HOT tea
- step 4
- lines that link ideas
- step 4
- hear voices
- a blurry shape
- step 2
- hold the plant firm
- topic in the centre
- sound
- phool
- keep linking in order
- carries food to parts
- banana
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