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: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a pillow by the sofa, an umbrella by the kitchen, a doll by the shoe rack, a flute by the TV, a guava by the dining table. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) doll (b) umbrella (c) pillow (d) flute
- 4.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) topic in the centre (c) copying a whole page (d) all in one colour
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) skin
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) see colours (c) smell smoke (d) read words
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) seeing a glowing star (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting salty chips
- 15.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a monkey; the monkey sits on a spoon; the spoon pulls an urn. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) jeep (b) mirror (c) urn (d) monkey
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 19.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) throw it away (c) colour it again (d) redraw it from memory
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a guava; the guava chases a rose; the rose sings to a net. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) monkey (c) bucket (d) guava
- 21.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) make seeds (c) grow under the ground (d) holds up the leaves
- 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a MAZE on a table
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a glass by the TV, a kettle by the dining table, a parrot by the bed, an ice cream by the kitchen, an apple by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) apple (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) parrot
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 28.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 29.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) seeing a glowing star (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a drum boom
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) taste sour (c) hear music (d) read words
- 36.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) no reason (c) it looks empty (d) quick to see and recall
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) small doodles (c) one key word per branch (d) ideas with no links
- 40.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
Answer key
- False
- stem
- doll
- one you know very well
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- to keep the order
- a weak picture
- topic in the centre
- step 4
- ears
- step 4
- taste sweet
- hands in icy water
- fix stops in order
- the word’s meaning
- urn
- keep linking in order
- redraw it from memory
- guava
- True
- funny actions
- grow under the ground
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- parrot
- step 1
- that item is lost
- the method of loci
- later today and tomorrow
- find a sound-alike word
- fix stops in order
- hear the new word
- feeling a prickly cactus
- picture the first item
- read words
- quick to see and recall
- link it to the meaning
- a strong picture
- ideas with no links
- a good mind map
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