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) ideas with no links (b) small doodles (c) lines that link ideas (d) a colour for each branch
- 2.🗺️ 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
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) ears
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) sound
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) tongue (d) ears
- 7.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the date (d) your name
- 8.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a list of words only (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a giant pink elephant
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) taste
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling wet earth (c) hands in icy water (d) watching fireworks
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls an umpire; the umpire jumps over a lemon; the lemon chases a rose; the rose tickles a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) umpire (c) pillow (d) rose
- 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) cloud (b) school (c) monkey (d) moon
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) kitaab (c) dola (d) bhaat
- 26.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a van; the van sits on a doll; the doll sings to an inkpot; the inkpot chases a tent. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) inkpot (b) tent (c) doll (d) goat
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) make food using sunlight (c) take in water from soil (d) carries water upward
- 29.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a normal-sized cup
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
- 33.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) ideas with no links (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) school (b) rice (c) mango (d) flower
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 39.🗺️ 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) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
Answer key
- ideas with no links
- redraw it from memory
- put pictures at stops
- eyes
- sound
- tongue
- the main topic
- False
- True
- True
- picture the first item
- a list of words only
- step 1
- touch
- step 4
- hands in icy water
- a weak picture
- pillow
- each link leads on
- moon
- step 1
- a weak picture
- a strong picture
- to keep the order
- kitaab
- False
- inkpot
- take in water from soil
- a funny, moving one
- a normal-sized cup
- True
- a mango that sings
- lines that link ideas
- replay the story
- a frog wearing a crown
- rice
- step 3
- smell
- take in water from soil
- sounds like the new word
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