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.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 3.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a vase by the fruit cart, a mango by the post box, a ball by the swing, a key by the park gate, a jug by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) vase (b) jug (c) key (d) mango
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting salty chips (d) hands in icy water
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) carries food to parts
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hands in icy water (b) stroking soft fur (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a whistle
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a doll by the swing, a needle by the post box, a watch by the fruit cart, a lamp by the banyan tree, a flute by the park gate. Where did you place the flute? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) swing
- 12.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) they are boring
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) attract bees (c) carries water upward (d) grow under the ground
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) hearing a whistle (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) stroking soft fur
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) nose (d) skin
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a mango that sings (c) a blurry shape (d) a plain grey box
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) ideas with no links (d) lines that link ideas
- 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a plain grey box (c) a list of words only (d) a blurry shape
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) taste
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tent by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the notice board, a violin by the stairs, a parrot by the school gate, a key by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) violin (b) key (c) tent (d) tomato
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a mango that sings (d) a bus made of ice
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 30.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) it looks empty (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a doll by the bench, a jug by the swing, a mango by the slide, a tomato by the park gate, a mirror by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) doll (b) mango (c) mirror (d) tomato
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 36.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 39.🗺️ 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
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
Answer key
- link it to the meaning
- each link leads on
- later today and tomorrow
- stem
- mango
- step 2
- leaves
- tasting salty chips
- carries food to parts
- hearing a whistle
- park gate
- images stick better
- carries water upward
- smelling a stinky sock
- ears
- a mango that sings
- lines that link ideas
- choose a place you know
- sounds like the new word
- that item is lost
- a plain grey box
- put pictures at stops
- link it to the meaning
- a laughing tiffin box
- touch
- tomato
- step 1
- a pale, tiny dot
- step 3
- quick to see and recall
- step 1
- step 3
- tomato
- step 3
- carries water upward
- a good mind map
- hear the new word
- step 4
- redraw it from memory
- step 2
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