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.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) throw it away (c) frame it (d) redraw it from memory
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a dull white wall (d) the word in small print
- 3.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pencil that dances
- 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a normal-sized cup
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a list of words only
- 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a tent; the tent bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a sock; the sock falls into a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) igloo (c) ball (d) jeep
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) sakhar (c) aam (d) chaabi
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 20.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 21.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into an urn; the urn falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a tiger; the tiger jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) tiger (b) jug (c) whistle (d) igloo
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting raw mango (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a drum boom
- 24.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 25.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in the centre (d) small doodles
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a far-off still tree (d) a normal-sized cup
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries food to parts (c) have tiny pores (d) green, flat and thin
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a cat by the swing, an orange by the slide, an owl by the fruit cart, a ladder by the park gate, a sock by the banyan tree. Where did you place the cat? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) swing
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a guava by the kitchen, a goat by the dining table, a tomato by the shoe rack, a kite by the sofa, an igloo by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) kite (b) goat (c) guava (d) igloo
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a coconut; the coconut sits on an owl; the owl falls into a lemon; the lemon chases a guava. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) cat (b) coconut (c) owl (d) guava
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a mango that sings (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bright red flying cow
- 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) I NEED sleep (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jug by the fruit cart, a monkey by the bus stop, an umpire by the banyan tree, a mirror by the park gate, a banana by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) jug (b) banana (c) mirror (d) umpire
- 36.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) chaand (c) billi (d) neend
- 38.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a small grey dot (d) a plain box
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) attract bees (b) holds up the leaves (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting salty chips
Answer key
- redraw it from memory
- a giant pink elephant
- a poor mind map
- step 1
- put pictures at stops
- hold the plant firm
- nose
- True
- a pale, tiny dot
- that item is lost
- a normal-sized cup
- step 2
- a list of words only
- a tree on a note PAD
- step 4
- jeep
- sounds like the new word
- aam
- link it to the next item
- make it big and funny
- yes, with new pictures
- whistle
- tasting raw mango
- one you know very well
- copying a whole page
- a giant pink elephant
- carries food to parts
- swing
- step 2
- igloo
- owl
- ears
- a dull white wall
- a KNOCK on the nose
- jug
- to keep the order
- aai
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- attract bees
- hearing a drum boom
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