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 “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) carries water upward (d) make seeds
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a ladder; the ladder sits on an urn; the urn falls into a cat; the cat rolls into an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) pillow (c) apple (d) cat
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a parrot by the stairs, a tent by the school gate, a goat by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the classroom door, a flute by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) pencil (b) tent (c) goat (d) flute
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a list of words only (c) a blurry shape (d) a giant pink elephant
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling jasmine (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) hearing a whistle (d) watching fireworks
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) ears (d) skin
- 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) bhaat (c) dola (d) machhli
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 16.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a mango that sings (c) a plain grey box (d) a blurry shape
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see shapes (b) taste salty (c) taste sour (d) feel hot and cold
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a list of words only (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) kitaab (c) naak (d) bandar
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 25.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a mango by the fruit cart, a parrot by the swing, a flute by the slide, an anchor by the banyan tree, an urn by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mango (b) parrot (c) anchor (d) urn
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pencil that dances (d) a dull white wall
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a dull white wall (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a dog bark (c) tasting bitter karela (d) tasting salty chips
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 37.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
Answer key
- flowers
- take in water from soil
- replay the story
- carries water upward
- pillow
- pencil
- a giant pink elephant
- hearing a whistle
- eyes
- that item is lost
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- ped
- True
- honesty
- quick to see and recall
- False
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- a mango that sings
- feel hot and cold
- a pencil that dances
- naak
- keep linking in order
- False
- True
- False
- step 3
- urn
- a dull white wall
- a mango that sings
- funny actions
- stem
- hearing a dog bark
- False
- picture the first item
- one you know very well
- leaves
- a kite as big as a house
- flowers
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