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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries food to parts (d) grow under the ground
- 3.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it hides the ideas (c) it needs no review (d) it shows how ideas link
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) redraw it from memory (c) colour it again (d) frame it
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pencil that dances (c) the word in small print (d) a bright red flying cow
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a tent; the tent pulls a drum; the drum tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) lemon (c) tent (d) monkey
- 9.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 10.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a needle by the sofa, a duck by the shoe rack, a key by the TV, a rose by the door, an ant by the dining table. Where did you place the ant? (a) dining table (b) door (c) shoe rack (d) TV
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 14.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 16.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a flower in a POOL
- 17.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) skin (d) eyes
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 20.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 21.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) paay (c) neend (d) paani
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 31.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) holds up the leaves
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) stroking soft fur (d) hearing a drum boom
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a duck by the playground, a goat by the library, a jeep by the teacher’s desk, a kettle by the blackboard, a nest by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) nest (b) jeep (c) goat (d) kettle
- 36.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) the main topic (c) your name (d) a small detail
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting bitter karela (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) it looks empty (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a dog bark (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting raw mango
Answer key
- step 4
- grow under the ground
- it shows how ideas link
- put pictures at stops
- redraw it from memory
- leaves
- the word in small print
- lemon
- tiny, cramped writing
- yes, with new pictures
- dining table
- step 3
- picture the first item
- True
- step 2
- a PIE under your foot
- a poor mind map
- tongue
- the word’s meaning
- new words in a language
- False
- False
- True
- put pictures at stops
- one you know very well
- funny actions
- mez
- a pale, tiny dot
- step 2
- sounds like the new word
- later today and tomorrow
- holds up the leaves
- find a sound-alike word
- seeing a red kite fly
- nest
- the main topic
- tasting bitter karela
- a weak picture
- quick to see and recall
- tasting raw mango
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