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 hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ball by the library, a kite by the classroom door, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the playground, a cat by the blackboard. What did you place by the library? (a) ball (b) kite (c) guava (d) flute
- 3.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a MAZE on a table
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a vase by the stairs, a ladder by the school gate, a goat by the classroom door, a shoe by the notice board, a doll by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the goat? (a) teacher’s desk (b) stairs (c) school gate (d) classroom door
- 9.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bus made of ice
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) ideas with no links
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a dull white wall (d) the word in small print
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a pencil that dances (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kettle by the sofa, a tomato by the shoe rack, a shoe by the dining table, an owl by the TV, an apple by the kitchen. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) owl (b) tomato (c) apple (d) shoe
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) hearing a dog bark (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a whistle
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an apple by the slide, a lemon by the banyan tree, a duck by the swing, an igloo by the fruit cart, a ball by the park gate. What did you place by the slide? (a) apple (b) ball (c) igloo (d) lemon
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a violin; the violin sits on a kite; the kite sings to a mango; the mango jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) mango (b) violin (c) tiger (d) kite
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a guava by the teacher’s desk, a key by the blackboard, a parrot by the playground, a needle by the library, an umbrella by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) umbrella (b) parrot (c) guava (d) key
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a mango that sings (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 29.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) your name (d) the date
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) take in water from soil (c) holds up the leaves (d) grow under the ground
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 37.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) long sentences (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell food (c) smell flowers (d) taste sour
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) see shapes (c) hear a bell (d) hear music
- 40.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- hear the new word
- ball
- add more stops
- put pictures at stops
- False
- step 2
- I AM eating a mango
- classroom door
- a far-off still tree
- a weak picture
- eyes
- step 4
- step 1
- lines that link ideas
- step 4
- step 1
- picture the first item
- step 3
- a frog wearing a crown
- a pencil that dances
- funny actions
- apple
- smell
- smelling jasmine
- apple
- violin
- guava
- a normal-sized cup
- the main topic
- green, flat and thin
- the word’s meaning
- stem
- roots
- stem
- skin
- step 2
- topic in the centre
- taste sour
- see shapes
- False
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