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 “carries food to parts” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 2.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) lines that link ideas (c) all in one colour (d) topic in a corner
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a kite; the kite sits on a glass; the glass jumps over a parrot; the parrot tickles an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kite (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) fan
- 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 7.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) stroking soft fur (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) smelling jasmine
- 9.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a far-off still tree
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a duck by the post box, a candle by the banyan tree, a kettle by the fruit cart, a shoe by the park gate, a pencil by the bus stop. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) candle (b) pencil (c) kettle (d) shoe
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 14.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
- 15.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) grow under the ground (d) holds up the leaves
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a list of words only (c) a bus made of ice (d) a sock that smells awful
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a bus made of ice (d) a sock that smells awful
- 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 21.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a blank page (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a sock that smells awful
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) ears (d) tongue
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) hold the plant firm (c) green, flat and thin (d) take in water from soil
- 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a PIE under your foot
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see colours (b) feel rough or smooth (c) feel hot and cold (d) hear a bell
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a parrot by the library, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a cat by the playground, a flute by the classroom door, an anchor by the blackboard. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) cat (b) anchor (c) guava (d) parrot
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a cat by the banyan tree, a ladder by the park gate, a sock by the swing, a pencil by the fruit cart, a coconut by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) sock (b) coconut (c) ladder (d) pencil
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) have tiny pores (d) holds up the leaves
Answer key
- stem
- lines that link ideas
- glass
- new words in a language
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- funny actions
- easier to keep
- watching fireworks
- False
- a far-off still tree
- hear the new word
- pencil
- link it to the meaning
- a funny, moving one
- False
- grow under the ground
- a list of words only
- link it to the next item
- the word in small print
- each link leads on
- a bird leaving a cage
- a blurry shape
- picture the first item
- smell
- topic in the centre
- fix stops in order
- ears
- green, flat and thin
- a PIE under your foot
- see colours
- taste
- a weak picture
- step 1
- step 3
- the word’s meaning
- guava
- pencil
- smell
- step 3
- holds up the leaves
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