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 of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) all in one colour (c) long sentences (d) a colour for each branch
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a kite by the stairs, a jalebi by the classroom door, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the notice board, a cat by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) shoe (b) owl (c) cat (d) jalebi
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) a colour for each branch (d) long sentences
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) chaabi (c) mez (d) ped
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) small doodles (c) ideas with no links (d) all in one colour
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling jasmine
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a frog by the banyan tree, a doll by the fruit cart, a candle by the swing, an umbrella by the park gate, a wallet by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) candle (b) doll (c) frog (d) wallet
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) attract bees (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) touch
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an onion by the school gate, a mirror by the stairs, a radio by the classroom door, a ball by the notice board, a cat by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) cat (b) ball (c) radio (d) onion
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a whistle
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a van; the van bounces onto a tent; the tent falls into a pencil; the pencil chases a rose. Which item comes right after the van? (a) tent (b) rose (c) pencil (d) flute
- 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a violin by the shoe rack, an ant by the TV, an orange by the dining table, a van by the door, a net by the sofa. Where did you place the net? (a) sofa (b) door (c) TV (d) shoe rack
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 22.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a duck; the duck falls into a mango; the mango tickles a shoe; the shoe chases a drum. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) duck (b) shoe (c) drum (d) mango
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) take in water from soil (c) turn into fruit (d) attract bees
- 26.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) skin
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 29.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the date (c) your name (d) the main topic
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) smell flowers (c) see shapes (d) read words
- 31.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) one key word per branch (d) ideas with no links
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in the centre (c) copying a whole page (d) one key word per branch
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jug by the fruit cart, a whistle by the park gate, an ant by the post box, a radio by the bus stop, a doll by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) doll (b) radio (c) jug (d) whistle
- 36.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) chaabi (c) machhli (d) dola
Answer key
- a colour for each branch
- cat
- long sentences
- ped
- sound
- small doodles
- seeing a glowing star
- candle
- keep linking in order
- attract bees
- step 3
- taste
- a weak picture
- radio
- a strong picture
- smelling a stinky sock
- tent
- a funny, moving one
- sofa
- make seeds
- a weak picture
- later today and tomorrow
- shoe
- step 2
- take in water from soil
- True
- eyes
- sounds like the new word
- the main topic
- smell flowers
- one key word per branch
- put pictures at stops
- step 1
- copying a whole page
- whistle
- True
- funny actions
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- kitaab
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