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 “leaves” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) attract bees
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) spoon (c) monkey (d) bucket
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) nose (b) flower (c) book (d) sugar
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a pencil that dances (c) a plain grey box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 6.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 7.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in a corner
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a dull white wall
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a list of words only (d) the word in small print
- 10.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) harder to keep (c) easier to keep (d) useless
- 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 12.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a mango that sings (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 15.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) small doodles (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in a corner
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hearing a drum boom (c) hearing a whistle (d) tasting bitter karela
- 18.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) long sentences (c) one key word per branch (d) small doodles
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) holds up the leaves
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 21.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) redraw it from memory (c) throw it away (d) colour it again
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) the word in small print (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a giant pink elephant
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) take in water from soil (d) make seeds
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) attract bees (c) make seeds (d) grow under the ground
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 29.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) book (b) tree (c) foot (d) rice
- 31.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 32.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a vase by the classroom door, a tiger by the school gate, an orange by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the stairs, a coconut by the notice board. Where did you place the coconut? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) school gate (d) notice board
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a list of words only (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 36.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a rope by the dining table, a flute by the TV, a nest by the shoe rack, a tent by the kitchen, a needle by the sofa. What did you place by the dining table? (a) needle (b) rope (c) tent (d) nest
- 39.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- have tiny pores
- bucket
- book
- step 3
- a plain grey box
- yes, with new pictures
- details on small twigs
- a bright red flying cow
- a sock that smells awful
- easier to keep
- I NEED sleep
- False
- the word in small print
- the word’s meaning
- True
- small doodles
- tasting bitter karela
- long sentences
- holds up the leaves
- choose a place you know
- True
- redraw it from memory
- step 2
- stem
- the word in small print
- take in water from soil
- carries water upward
- find a sound-alike word
- each link leads on
- foot
- to keep the order
- make it big and funny
- a strong picture
- notice board
- a giant pink elephant
- one you know very well
- hear the new word
- rope
- True
- later today and tomorrow
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