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.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a mango by the TV, a lamp by the dining table, a ball by the sofa, a kettle by the bed, an orange by the kitchen. Where did you place the ball? (a) dining table (b) kitchen (c) bed (d) sofa
- 3.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a lemon; the lemon sings to a kite; the kite pulls a radio; the radio bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) glass (b) lemon (c) umpire (d) radio
- 8.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a blurry shape (c) a plain grey box (d) the word in small print
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) all in one colour (c) a colour for each branch (d) one key word per branch
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a list of words only (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pencil that dances
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over a nest. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) lemon (b) nest (c) umbrella (d) ice cream
- 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an umbrella by the fruit cart, a lamp by the park gate, a mango by the bench, a rose by the slide, a net by the swing. Where did you place the rose? (a) slide (b) fruit cart (c) swing (d) bench
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a coconut by the notice board, an anchor by the classroom door, a goat by the stairs, a violin by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) violin (b) mango (c) goat (d) anchor
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a violin; the violin jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a key; the key crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) kite (c) pencil (d) frog
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) smelling jasmine
- 25.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a nest. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) ice cream (b) nest (c) guava (d) ball
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a rope by the TV, a lamp by the dining table, an owl by the sofa, a glass by the shoe rack, a goat by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) owl (b) glass (c) rope (d) goat
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) sakhar (c) mez (d) dola
- 33.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) the main topic (c) your name (d) a small detail
- 34.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 36.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) images stick better (d) they are boring
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a banana; the banana bounces onto a sock; the sock pulls a duck; the duck falls into an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) goat (c) duck (d) banana
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) take in water from soil (c) carries water upward (d) make seeds
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
Answer key
- False
- sofa
- True
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- step 1
- radio
- yes, with new pictures
- a weak picture
- a pencil that dances
- all in one colour
- a list of words only
- step 3
- umbrella
- a book in a KIT bag
- a weak picture
- slide
- violin
- taste
- frog
- step 3
- step 2
- funny actions
- seeing a red kite fly
- to keep the order
- step 1
- sight
- guava
- goat
- hear the new word
- tiny, cramped writing
- paay
- the main topic
- True
- green, flat and thin
- images stick better
- sock
- choose a place you know
- take in water from soil
- keep linking in order
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