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 “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 7.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 13.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) table (b) water (c) monkey (d) cloud
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a rose; the rose chases a drum; the drum sings to a tomato; the tomato sits on a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) doll (c) rose (d) tomato
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) carries water upward (d) make food using sunlight
- 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 20.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a pencil; the pencil sits on an igloo; the igloo tickles a nest; the nest pulls a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) igloo (c) jeep (d) bucket
- 23.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) topic in the centre (c) all in one colour (d) one key word per branch
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste salty (b) see colours (c) taste sour (d) smell smoke
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a violin by the TV, a glass by the bed, an umbrella by the dining table, an onion by the kitchen, a whistle by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) glass (b) onion (c) umbrella (d) whistle
- 29.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 32.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it is longer (c) it needs no review (d) it hides the ideas
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an ice cream by the fruit cart, a wallet by the park gate, a tomato by the banyan tree, a mirror by the post box, a kettle by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ice cream (b) tomato (c) wallet (d) mirror
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a duck; the duck bounces onto a banana; the banana chases a drum; the drum crashes into a jug. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) duck (b) jug (c) drum (d) banana
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a candle; the candle pulls a spoon; the spoon jumps over a flute; the flute chases a net. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) flute (b) spoon (c) candle (d) urn
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a mango that sings
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a fan; the fan pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a spoon; the spoon rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) umbrella (c) fan (d) spoon
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) skin
Answer key
- stem
- step 3
- that item is lost
- a poor mind map
- find a sound-alike word
- flowers
- True
- step 1
- step 3
- leaves
- a strong picture
- keep linking in order
- False
- cloud
- tomato
- make food using sunlight
- hear the new word
- the word’s meaning
- step 1
- new words in a language
- funny actions
- bucket
- all in one colour
- see colours
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
- onion
- a bird leaving a cage
- hear the new word
- later today and tomorrow
- it shows how ideas link
- mirror
- drum
- fix stops in order
- flute
- a normal-sized cup
- sight
- spoon
- eyes
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