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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 3.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a parrot; the parrot chases a watch; the watch falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) cat (c) owl (d) parrot
- 5.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a normal-sized cup
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a list of words only
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) skin (d) tongue
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries water upward
- 9.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) make it small and plain (d) keep it still
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) one key word per branch (c) topic in a corner (d) long sentences
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) school (b) tree (c) book (d) eye
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ladder by the post box, a pencil by the park gate, a coconut by the swing, a jalebi by the banyan tree, a frog by the fruit cart. Where did you place the frog? (a) fruit cart (b) swing (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a tent; the tent sits on a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) tent (b) spoon (c) tomato (d) ball
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pencil that dances (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a giant pink elephant
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 30.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) turn into fruit (c) carries food to parts (d) make food using sunlight
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) flower (b) cat (c) tree (d) key
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a fan by the fruit cart, a tomato by the banyan tree, an apple by the park gate, a spoon by the post box, a rope by the swing. Where did you place the tomato? (a) post box (b) swing (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) green, flat and thin
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) copying a whole page (c) ideas with no links (d) long sentences
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) lines that link ideas (d) long sentences
- 37.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) words are useless
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a list of words only
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
Answer key
- stem
- step 1
- later today and tomorrow
- parrot
- a frog wearing a crown
- a kite as big as a house
- skin
- grow under the ground
- make it big and funny
- one key word per branch
- True
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- picture the first item
- True
- that item is lost
- step 2
- each link leads on
- step 3
- put pictures at stops
- hear the new word
- False
- eye
- step 1
- a strong picture
- fruit cart
- tent
- a pale, tiny dot
- eyes
- quick to see and recall
- make food using sunlight
- key
- banyan tree
- green, flat and thin
- topic in the centre
- lines that link ideas
- images stick better
- a list of words only
- hear the new word
- hear the new word
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