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 branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) skin
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) green, flat and thin (c) turn into fruit (d) take in water from soil
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) mother (b) eye (c) elephant (d) key
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a frog; the frog sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a whistle; the whistle tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) monkey (b) lemon (c) frog (d) fan
- 7.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 10.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into an igloo; the igloo pulls a pillow; the pillow chases a duck; the duck tickles a goat. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) inkpot (c) pillow (d) duck
- 12.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a mango by the blackboard, a jug by the library, a jalebi by the playground, a flute by the classroom door, a frog by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) frog (b) jalebi (c) mango (d) flute
- 14.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see shapes (b) hear voices (c) feel a light touch (d) taste sour
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 18.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) honesty (c) elephant (d) banana
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) have tiny pores (d) carries food to parts
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) make food using sunlight
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) make seeds (d) carries water upward
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) carries water upward (c) hold the plant firm (d) holds up the leaves
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a blurry shape
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 29.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it saves ink (c) no reason (d) it looks empty
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a kite as big as a house (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) the word in small print (c) a blurry shape (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an ice cream by the TV, a nest by the sofa, an urn by the gate, a drum by the door, a banana by the shoe rack. Where did you place the nest? (a) door (b) shoe rack (c) gate (d) sofa
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 36.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting salty chips
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
Answer key
- skin
- take in water from soil
- step 4
- False
- key
- frog
- True
- a mango that sings
- find a sound-alike word
- later today and tomorrow
- inkpot
- a good mind map
- frog
- a funny, moving one
- see shapes
- smell
- link it to the next item
- honesty
- have tiny pores
- make food using sunlight
- False
- step 1
- picture the first item
- make seeds
- hold the plant firm
- a blurry shape
- hear the new word
- sounds like the new word
- False
- quick to see and recall
- a kite as big as a house
- a giant pink elephant
- sofa
- picture the first item
- step 4
- True
- hands in icy water
- fix stops in order
- a poor mind map
- choose a place you know
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