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 “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see colours (b) feel hot and cold (c) feel rough or smooth (d) taste salty
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 5.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) small doodles (d) topic in a corner
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 8.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make seeds (c) have tiny pores (d) take in water from soil
- 11.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) elephant (c) banana (d) rocket
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) smell smoke (c) hear music (d) see shapes
- 13.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) the word “umbrella”
- 14.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a banana by the sofa, an urn by the TV, a lamp by the door, a tent by the dining table, a flute by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) banana (b) lamp (c) urn (d) flute
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) attract bees (c) make seeds (d) have tiny pores
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) smelling jasmine (c) hearing a dog bark (d) watching fireworks
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a candle by the blackboard, a coconut by the library, a kite by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the playground, a doll by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) candle (b) doll (c) coconut (d) onion
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jalebi by the blackboard, a coconut by the classroom door, a ball by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the stairs, a guava by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) coconut (b) jalebi (c) ball (d) guava
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) school (b) fish (c) sleep (d) mother
- 25.🗣️ 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
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a blurry shape (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 29.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a bus made of ice (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) make seeds (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) attract bees
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 34.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BAT made of rice
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) moon (b) school (c) sleep (d) table
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- see colours
- step 4
- False
- step 3
- small doodles
- a strong picture
- a plain grey box
- a good mind map
- a weak picture
- take in water from soil
- honesty
- hear music
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- one you know very well
- flute
- link it to the next item
- have tiny pores
- a frog wearing a crown
- feeling a prickly cactus
- doll
- jalebi
- True
- sounds like the new word
- fish
- link it to the meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- a funny, moving one
- a sock that smells awful
- new words in a language
- a dull white wall
- make seeds
- attract bees
- step 1
- False
- step 2
- a monkey in a BAND
- table
- picture the first item
- step 4
- put pictures at stops
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