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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a radio; the radio falls into a rope; the rope pulls a kite. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) vase (c) kite (d) mirror
- 4.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in a corner (d) a colour for each branch
- 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) neend (c) paay (d) billi
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) I AM eating a mango
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 21.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 23.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) hearing a dog bark (c) tasting raw mango (d) smelling jasmine
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a drum by the blackboard, a ball by the notice board, a doll by the classroom door, an apple by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the stairs. Where did you place the ball? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) notice board (d) stairs
- 29.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) make seeds (d) take in water from soil
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a banana; the banana rolls into a goat; the goat tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an owl. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) tent (c) goat (d) banana
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a shoe by the post box, a whistle by the fruit cart, an onion by the park gate, a glass by the bus stop, a monkey by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) onion (b) glass (c) monkey (d) shoe
- 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 35.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 36.🗺️ 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) make food using sunlight
- 37.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) details on small twigs (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in a corner
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
Answer key
- a good mind map
- that item is lost
- kite
- False
- a colour for each branch
- to keep the order
- True
- choose a place you know
- a strong picture
- step 2
- replay the story
- a pale, tiny dot
- picture the first item
- paay
- a list of words only
- an elephant with HOT tea
- find a sound-alike word
- taste
- a good mind map
- step 4
- True
- add more stops
- new words in a language
- smelling jasmine
- step 1
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- notice board
- the pen stirring tea
- take in water from soil
- a strong picture
- goat
- shoe
- later today and tomorrow
- the method of loci
- make food using sunlight
- False
- put pictures at stops
- topic in a corner
- hear the new word
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