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.🏰 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
- 2.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) attract bees
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) bandar (c) neend (d) machhli
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a nest; the nest rolls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a shoe; the shoe pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) candle (b) shoe (c) nest (d) coconut
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a pencil that dances (c) a dull white wall (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) hold the plant firm (d) turn into fruit
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an orange by the playground, an owl by the library, a needle by the classroom door, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) orange (b) owl (c) banana (d) tiger
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) carries water upward (d) make food using sunlight
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a flower in a POOL
- 24.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
- 26.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a ball by the kitchen, a mirror by the dining table, a tomato by the sofa, a key by the shoe rack, a ladder by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) ball (b) tomato (c) mirror (d) ladder
- 28.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a blank page (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) the letters only
- 29.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) tiger (b) ice cream (c) tomato (d) monkey
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 32.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it saves ink
- 33.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) copying a whole page (c) one key word per branch (d) ideas with no links
- 34.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) lines that link ideas (c) details on small twigs (d) one key word per branch
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a guava by the school gate, a ball by the classroom door, an ice cream by the stairs, a parrot by the notice board, a banana by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the banana? (a) notice board (b) teacher’s desk (c) school gate (d) classroom door
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a glass; the glass falls into a fan; the fan pulls a nest; the nest crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) glass (b) fan (c) nest (d) doll
- 37.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) long sentences
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) sugar (b) mango (c) table (d) rice
Answer key
- put pictures at stops
- later today and tomorrow
- attract bees
- find a sound-alike word
- bandar
- roots
- choose a place you know
- shoe
- a pencil that dances
- hold the plant firm
- banana
- step 3
- a strong picture
- False
- fix stops in order
- a weak picture
- True
- choose a place you know
- carries water upward
- find a sound-alike word
- a flower in a POOL
- link it to the next item
- water in a PAN
- True
- taste
- a funny, moving one
- ladder
- a bird leaving a cage
- True
- tiger
- link it to the next item
- quick to see and recall
- one key word per branch
- copying a whole page
- teacher’s desk
- glass
- replay the story
- small doodles
- step 1
- mango
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