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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting raw mango (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 6.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a flower in a POOL
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) taste sweet (c) hear music (d) smell food
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a goat by the TV, a watch by the sofa, a candle by the dining table, a kettle by the shoe rack, a rose by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) rose (b) goat (c) watch (d) kettle
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jeep by the shoe rack, a jug by the sofa, an apple by the dining table, a lamp by the TV, a jalebi by the door. What did you place by the sofa? (a) jalebi (b) apple (c) jug (d) jeep
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 14.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 18.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) banana (d) honesty
- 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) chaand (c) aai (d) paani
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on an onion; the onion pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) pencil (b) apple (c) onion (d) ball
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an ice cream by the banyan tree, a glass by the swing, a sock by the post box, a cat by the park gate, an apple by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) apple (b) ice cream (c) sock (d) cat
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an igloo by the banyan tree, a jug by the post box, an orange by the park gate, a frog by the bus stop, a lamp by the fruit cart. Where did you place the orange? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) bus stop (d) post box
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 30.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in a corner
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto an orange; the orange chases a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) orange (c) anchor (d) van
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) grow under the ground (d) carries water upward
- 33.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) have tiny pores (d) attract bees
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles an orange; the orange crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a lamp; the lamp jumps over a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jeep (b) candle (c) lamp (d) apple
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 39.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a flower in a POOL
Answer key
- a good mind map
- the word’s meaning
- link it to the next item
- a good mind map
- hearing a drum boom
- a PIE under your foot
- step 2
- taste sweet
- watch
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- jug
- step 1
- to keep the order
- picture the first item
- link it to the meaning
- step 3
- honesty
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- paani
- leaves
- step 4
- turn into fruit
- funny actions
- onion
- ice cream
- find a sound-alike word
- park gate
- picture the first item
- details on small twigs
- orange
- grow under the ground
- make it big and funny
- have tiny pores
- keep linking in order
- flowers
- lamp
- a normal-sized cup
- new words in a language
- a BATTLE in the clouds
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