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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) make seeds (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries food to parts
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a whistle (c) tasting raw mango (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 8.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) nothing at all (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) a blank page
- 10.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) water in a PAN (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) I AM eating a mango
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) chaabi (c) bandar (d) kitaab
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 15.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) the word in small print (c) a mango that sings (d) a kite as big as a house
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 17.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a jeep; the jeep sits on a net; the net crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) jeep (c) pencil (d) net
- 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hands in icy water (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a duck by the notice board, a flute by the stairs, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the school gate, an igloo by the classroom door. Where did you place the igloo? (a) notice board (b) school gate (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 25.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) tongue (d) nose
- 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a spoon by the TV, a frog by the kitchen, a sock by the sofa, a doll by the bed, a wallet by the dining table. Where did you place the doll? (a) bed (b) dining table (c) TV (d) sofa
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a flower in a POOL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a CHUBBY key
- 33.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the date (d) your name
- 34.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) naak (c) aam (d) shala
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) attract bees
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
Answer key
- to keep the order
- step 1
- carries food to parts
- tasting raw mango
- put pictures at stops
- add more stops
- the pen stirring tea
- False
- a bird leaving a cage
- the method of loci
- water in a PAN
- bandar
- keep linking in order
- roots
- the word in small print
- step 1
- yes, with new pictures
- net
- replay the story
- seeing a red kite fly
- classroom door
- False
- one you know very well
- step 2
- False
- tongue
- funny actions
- bed
- sight
- step 2
- each link leads on
- an elephant with HOT tea
- the main topic
- False
- a poor mind map
- bhaat
- hear the new word
- False
- attract bees
- leaves
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