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 detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) carries food to parts
- 2.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) hear a bell (c) taste salty (d) see shapes
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a list of words only (c) a bus made of ice (d) a plain grey box
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a cat by the playground, an umbrella by the library, a frog by the classroom door, a coconut by the blackboard. Where did you place the coconut? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) classroom door (d) library
- 7.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) see colours (b) taste salty (c) hear music (d) feel hot and cold
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 10.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a blurry shape
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls a cat; the cat falls into a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) spoon (c) owl (d) shoe
- 16.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 17.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 19.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) banana (c) elephant (d) rocket
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 24.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) mango (b) cloud (c) key (d) rice
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) rice (b) nose (c) book (d) elephant
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 32.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 33.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a pencil by the teacher’s desk, a parrot by the classroom door, a banana by the stairs, an ice cream by the library, an urn by the blackboard. Where did you place the pencil? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) classroom door (d) stairs
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a ladder; the ladder tickles an urn; the urn chases a ball; the ball falls into a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) ball (c) ladder (d) urn
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 37.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a dog bark
- 40.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
Answer key
- carries food to parts
- fix stops in order
- see shapes
- a bus made of ice
- taste
- blackboard
- False
- hear music
- sound
- later today and tomorrow
- picture the first item
- a kite as big as a house
- roots
- step 2
- shoe
- a poor mind map
- True
- step 4
- honesty
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- sounds like the new word
- stem
- False
- new words in a language
- choose a place you know
- the word’s meaning
- key
- elephant
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- the pen stirring tea
- images stick better
- teacher’s desk
- ball
- picture the first item
- a funny, moving one
- step 1
- feeling a prickly cactus
- add more stops
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