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 “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) skin
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) skin (d) nose
- 9.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a mango that sings (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
- 11.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) easier to keep (d) harder to keep
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hands in icy water (b) watching fireworks (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a dog bark
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a dull white wall
- 19.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a wallet by the classroom door, a tiger by the blackboard, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the notice board, a needle by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ice cream (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) wallet
- 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) water in a PAN (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 25.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
- 28.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a list of words only (c) the word in small print (d) a far-off still tree
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a cat; the cat sits on a kettle; the kettle pulls a tent; the tent rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) kettle (b) ladder (c) cat (d) goat
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 31.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) words are useless (d) they need no attention
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an umpire by the library, a tent by the classroom door, an ice cream by the blackboard, an igloo by the playground, a coconut by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the umpire? (a) teacher’s desk (b) library (c) blackboard (d) classroom door
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a glass; the glass rolls into a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) guava (c) anchor (d) pillow
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) tongue
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 40.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
Answer key
- leaves
- to keep the order
- picture the first item
- a good mind map
- step 3
- yes, with new pictures
- ears
- eyes
- True
- a blurry shape
- easier to keep
- link it to the next item
- a weak picture
- step 1
- step 4
- hearing a dog bark
- hear the new word
- a dull white wall
- True
- fix stops in order
- take in water from soil
- step 2
- spoon
- a CHUBBY key
- False
- True
- later today and tomorrow
- a kite as big as a house
- kettle
- a weak picture
- images stick better
- library
- a weak picture
- pillow
- flowers
- link it to the next item
- put pictures at stops
- tongue
- keep linking in order
- a good mind map
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