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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make seeds (b) have tiny pores (c) holds up the leaves (d) green, flat and thin
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 5.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) smell food (c) taste salty (d) see shapes
- 9.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it small and plain (c) keep it still (d) make it big and funny
- 10.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it looks empty (d) it saves ink
- 11.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) paay (c) ped (d) machhli
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a far-off still tree (d) a kite as big as a house
- 20.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) ideas with no links (c) small doodles (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an onion by the swing, a sock by the banyan tree, a doll by the fruit cart, a bucket by the park gate, an apple by the post box. What did you place by the park gate? (a) apple (b) bucket (c) onion (d) doll
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a drum; the drum sings to a bucket; the bucket jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) bucket (b) spoon (c) ball (d) drum
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pencil that dances (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
- 27.🗣️ 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
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) turn into fruit (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 29.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a duck by the shoe rack, a spoon by the TV, an ice cream by the kitchen, a guava by the sofa, a banana by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) spoon (b) ice cream (c) guava (d) duck
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 33.🗺️ 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) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) have tiny pores
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) foot (b) fish (c) sleep (d) mango
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a far-off still tree
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries food to parts (d) green, flat and thin
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sound (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) long sentences (c) details on small twigs (d) a colour for each branch
Answer key
- the pen stirring tea
- make seeds
- fix stops in order
- new words in a language
- to keep the order
- step 1
- True
- feel a light touch
- make it big and funny
- quick to see and recall
- True
- put pictures at stops
- sounds like the new word
- step 1
- True
- choose a place you know
- machhli
- a strong picture
- a far-off still tree
- one you know very well
- small doodles
- bucket
- flowers
- spoon
- link it to the next item
- the word in small print
- hear the new word
- carries food to parts
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- spoon
- a good mind map
- step 3
- have tiny pores
- find a sound-alike word
- sleep
- a far-off still tree
- carries food to parts
- link it to the next item
- taste
- long sentences
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