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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🗺️ 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) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a net by the blackboard, a glass by the classroom door, a frog by the stairs, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a key by the library. Where did you place the net? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) library
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) the word in small print (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a far-off still tree
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) take in water from soil (c) attract bees (d) have tiny pores
- 9.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a nest by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the notice board, a coconut by the stairs, an onion by the blackboard, a duck by the classroom door. Where did you place the coconut? (a) stairs (b) teacher’s desk (c) classroom door (d) blackboard
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries water upward (c) attract bees (d) green, flat and thin
- 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 14.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a dull white wall
- 16.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 20.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 21.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) redraw it from memory (d) frame it
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tomato by the door, a watch by the TV, a rope by the gate, an apple by the sofa, a jeep by the shoe rack. Where did you place the jeep? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) TV (d) gate
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) touch
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) attract bees (c) turn into fruit (d) grow under the ground
- 31.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 32.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 37.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in the centre (c) one key word per branch (d) all in one colour
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling jasmine (d) seeing a red kite fly
Answer key
- a weak picture
- later today and tomorrow
- make seeds
- sounds like the new word
- blackboard
- a bus made of ice
- put pictures at stops
- take in water from soil
- True
- picture the first item
- stairs
- hold the plant firm
- that item is lost
- False
- a giant pink elephant
- a good mind map
- roots
- step 3
- step 4
- add more stops
- redraw it from memory
- a weak picture
- put pictures at stops
- replay the story
- hear the new word
- shoe rack
- a weak picture
- True
- sound
- grow under the ground
- to keep the order
- False
- step 2
- step 1
- step 2
- step 4
- False
- step 1
- all in one colour
- smelling jasmine
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