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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a dog bark
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch (d) smell
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) read words (c) hear a bell (d) see colours
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sings to an igloo; the igloo jumps over an apple; the apple tickles an urn. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) apple (b) igloo (c) urn (d) owl
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a mango that sings (c) a pencil that dances (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 13.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) throw it away (c) redraw it from memory (d) colour it again
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a tiger by the banyan tree, a guava by the slide, a tomato by the swing, a jug by the fruit cart, a lamp by the park gate. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) jug (b) guava (c) lamp (d) tiger
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) green, flat and thin (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a ladder; the ladder chases a coconut; the coconut falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) orange (b) ladder (c) glass (d) coconut
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) smelling wet earth (c) tasting bitter karela (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an igloo by the classroom door, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the blackboard, a drum by the library, a tent by the playground. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) tent (b) igloo (c) orange (d) tomato
- 23.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) a colour for each branch (c) small doodles (d) lines that link ideas
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) see colours (c) feel rough or smooth (d) taste sour
- 28.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a blurry shape
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a bucket by the notice board, a mango by the classroom door, a watch by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the stairs, a key by the school gate. What did you place by the stairs? (a) bucket (b) mango (c) igloo (d) key
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 33.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries food to parts (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 37.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 38.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in the centre (c) all in one colour (d) a colour for each branch
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- a poor mind map
- seeing a red kite fly
- step 2
- an elephant with HOT tea
- a MAZE on a table
- taste
- feel hot and cold
- step 4
- a weak picture
- stem
- igloo
- a pale, tiny dot
- redraw it from memory
- jug
- hold the plant firm
- coconut
- find a sound-alike word
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- a good mind map
- feeling a prickly cactus
- sounds like the new word
- tomato
- the method of loci
- step 1
- step 1
- copying a whole page
- feel rough or smooth
- a blurry shape
- step 2
- link it to the meaning
- igloo
- a plain grey box
- True
- carries food to parts
- picture the first item
- the word’s meaning
- one you know very well
- all in one colour
- step 3
- a strong picture
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