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) a pencil that dances (b) a far-off still tree (c) a bus made of ice (d) a mango that sings
- 2.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make seeds (b) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) smelling jasmine (c) hearing a whistle (d) hearing a dog bark
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) eyes (d) nose
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 8.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) too slow (c) useless (d) harder to keep
- 9.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) holds up the leaves (d) green, flat and thin
- 13.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an umbrella by the park gate, an ice cream by the fruit cart, a tent by the banyan tree, a ladder by the bus stop, a fan by the post box. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) ladder (b) umbrella (c) tent (d) fan
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 16.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) I NEED sleep (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a dull white wall (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bright red flying cow
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) water (c) fish (d) foot
- 23.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) make food using sunlight (d) turn into fruit
- 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHUBBY key (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) water in a PAN
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) read words (b) smell flowers (c) taste sour (d) taste salty
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a mirror by the banyan tree, a vase by the slide, a guava by the fruit cart, a rope by the park gate, a whistle by the swing. Where did you place the vase? (a) swing (b) slide (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 36.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 37.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a mango that sings (d) the word in small print
- 39.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling wet earth (b) seeing a glowing star (c) stroking soft fur (d) tasting bitter karela
Answer key
- a far-off still tree
- False
- step 4
- make seeds
- seeing a glowing star
- eyes
- step 4
- easier to keep
- topic in the centre
- hear the new word
- taste
- green, flat and thin
- the method of loci
- ladder
- flowers
- a SACK full of sugar
- link it to the next item
- a dull white wall
- take in water from soil
- put pictures at stops
- step 3
- key
- True
- a cat paying a BILL
- a strong picture
- a bus made of ice
- a CHUBBY key
- turn into fruit
- an elephant with HOT tea
- step 1
- step 3
- smell flowers
- slide
- put pictures at stops
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- new words in a language
- False
- the word in small print
- False
- tasting bitter karela
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