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 is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make seeds (c) grow under the ground (d) take in water from soil
- 2.🗺️ 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) attract bees (d) carries water upward
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) rice (b) fish (c) eye (d) sugar
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a tent; the tent jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) frog (c) tent (d) bucket
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 8.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) aai (c) phool (d) kitaab
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) a colour for each branch (c) all in one colour (d) one key word per branch
- 13.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a radio by the sofa, a pencil by the shoe rack, a mango by the dining table, a coconut by the kitchen, a fan by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) pencil (b) radio (c) coconut (d) fan
- 15.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it hides the ideas (d) it is longer
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a mango that sings (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a kite as big as a house
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting salty chips (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling jasmine
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into an umpire; the umpire sits on a candle; the candle tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) candle (b) onion (c) cat (d) umpire
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tiger by the shoe rack, a sock by the sofa, a jalebi by the dining table, a tomato by the kitchen, a fan by the TV. Where did you place the fan? (a) sofa (b) kitchen (c) dining table (d) TV
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) see colours (c) taste sour (d) smell smoke
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 26.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) small doodles (c) ideas with no links (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hearing a whistle (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting bitter karela
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) holds up the leaves (c) grow under the ground (d) make food using sunlight
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 30.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it looks empty (d) it saves ink
- 32.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a pencil that dances
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a list of words only (c) the word in small print (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a blurry shape (c) a mango that sings (d) a dull white wall
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a spoon by the bed, a key by the dining table, a lemon by the sofa, a coconut by the kitchen, a jug by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) key (b) jug (c) spoon (d) lemon
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on an apple; the apple sings to a kettle. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) lamp (b) kite (c) duck (d) kettle
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a key by the banyan tree, an ice cream by the fruit cart, an apple by the bus stop, a lemon by the park gate, an anchor by the post box. Where did you place the key? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) post box (d) bus stop
Answer key
- make seeds
- attract bees
- a book in a KIT bag
- hear the new word
- fish
- bucket
- step 1
- easier to keep
- aam
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- all in one colour
- to keep the order
- fan
- it shows how ideas link
- a plain grey box
- eyes
- smelling jasmine
- umpire
- TV
- a strong picture
- keep linking in order
- see colours
- sound
- funny actions
- small doodles
- seeing a glowing star
- make food using sunlight
- step 3
- True
- quick to see and recall
- add more stops
- a pale, tiny dot
- a laughing tiffin box
- a mango that sings
- key
- find a sound-alike word
- kettle
- tongue
- banyan tree
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