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.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) copying a whole page (d) one key word per branch
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries water upward (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) attract bees (c) turn into fruit (d) hold the plant firm
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) mango (b) rice (c) water (d) cat
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) aai (c) bhaat (d) mez
- 12.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 13.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) the word in small print (c) a mango that sings (d) a plain grey box
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a far-off still tree (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 19.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a sock by the classroom door, a banana by the blackboard, a fan by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the stairs, a flute by the library. Where did you place the umpire? (a) blackboard (b) library (c) classroom door (d) stairs
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a drum boom
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 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.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 26.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the date (c) your name (d) the main topic
- 27.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) long sentences (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) copying a whole page
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) make seeds (d) take in water from soil
- 29.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 32.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
- 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a BAT made of rice (c) I NEED sleep (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling wet earth (c) tasting bitter karela (d) smelling jasmine
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a bus made of ice (d) a bright red flying cow
- 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
Answer key
- one key word per branch
- step 2
- a strong picture
- picture the first item
- have tiny pores
- the pen stirring tea
- step 1
- that item is lost
- hold the plant firm
- water
- chaabi
- add more stops
- new words in a language
- step 1
- a mango that sings
- a strong picture
- yes, with new pictures
- a far-off still tree
- a funny, moving one
- stairs
- hearing a drum boom
- step 3
- picture the first item
- put pictures at stops
- funny actions
- the main topic
- details on small twigs
- make seeds
- each link leads on
- sounds like the new word
- keep linking in order
- False
- a strong picture
- one you know very well
- a BAT made of rice
- watching fireworks
- the word in small print
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
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