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 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
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in the centre (d) topic in a corner
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) take in water from soil
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) tongue (d) skin
- 8.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) have tiny pores
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a tiger; the tiger chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls a net. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) tiger (b) ball (c) net (d) apple
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 12.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) small doodles (c) topic in the centre (d) copying a whole page
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a bus made of ice (c) the word in small print (d) a bright red flying cow
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) ears (d) nose
- 17.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 18.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a watch; the watch tickles a tiger; the tiger chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) orange (c) kite (d) watch
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) eye (b) foot (c) mango (d) cloud
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) water (b) sleep (c) mother (d) elephant
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a flute by the library, a needle by the stairs, an anchor by the blackboard, a rope by the teacher’s desk, an urn by the classroom door. Where did you place the needle? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) ideas with no links (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in a corner
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a vase by the sofa, a tiger by the dining table, a watch by the TV, a radio by the shoe rack, a banana by the kitchen. Where did you place the tiger? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) kitchen
- 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a jeep; the jeep falls into a frog; the frog chases a parrot; the parrot sings to a tiger. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) parrot (b) frog (c) jeep (d) net
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a frog; the frog chases an orange; the orange tickles an igloo; the igloo falls into an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) igloo (c) orange (d) ladder
- 32.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
- 35.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) long sentences (c) lines that link ideas (d) details on small twigs
- 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) I AM eating a mango (c) I NEED sleep (d) a MAZE on a table
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make seeds (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) eyes (d) ears
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
Answer key
- picture the first item
- True
- topic in a corner
- sounds like the new word
- a weak picture
- take in water from soil
- tongue
- one you know very well
- holds up the leaves
- tiger
- carries food to parts
- copying a whole page
- the word in small print
- put pictures at stops
- step 1
- eyes
- a funny, moving one
- make it big and funny
- link it to the meaning
- watch
- foot
- put pictures at stops
- mother
- stairs
- a weak picture
- one key word per branch
- dining table
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- step 3
- jeep
- orange
- False
- True
- hearing a drum boom
- long sentences
- I AM eating a mango
- make seeds
- choose a place you know
- ears
- step 2
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