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 story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an onion by the slide, a vase by the swing, a glass by the fruit cart, a sock by the banyan tree, a cat by the park gate. Where did you place the cat? (a) park gate (b) swing (c) fruit cart (d) slide
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) fish (b) cat (c) water (d) moon
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a mango that sings (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a violin by the swing, a bucket by the slide, a van by the fruit cart, an igloo by the park gate, a tiger by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) igloo (b) van (c) tiger (d) violin
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in the centre (c) long sentences (d) details on small twigs
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a tent by the park gate, a cat by the fruit cart, a shoe by the swing, a vase by the slide, an inkpot by the bench. What did you place by the slide? (a) cat (b) tent (c) inkpot (d) vase
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a bright red flying cow
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 20.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) smelling jasmine (c) hearing a whistle (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a mango that sings
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) grow under the ground
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) see shapes (c) feel a light touch (d) see colours
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) skin (d) ears
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) feel hot and cold (c) smell smoke (d) hear voices
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 31.🗺️ 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
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in the centre (d) copying a whole page
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the classroom door, a watch by the stairs, a frog by the school gate, a vase by the notice board. What did you place by the notice board? (a) frog (b) vase (c) jalebi (d) tomato
- 36.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHUBBY key
- 39.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it is longer (c) it hides the ideas (d) it needs no review
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- step 2
- park gate
- step 4
- funny actions
- water
- a normal-sized cup
- picture the first item
- a weak picture
- each link leads on
- tiger
- step 1
- hear the new word
- True
- long sentences
- True
- vase
- a plain grey box
- put pictures at stops
- to keep the order
- later today and tomorrow
- smelling jasmine
- step 4
- a mango that sings
- grow under the ground
- feel a light touch
- fix stops in order
- skin
- smell smoke
- a strong picture
- stem
- quick to see and recall
- a weak picture
- copying a whole page
- a strong picture
- vase
- False
- the method of loci
- a tree on a note PAD
- it shows how ideas link
- link it to the meaning
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