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) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 2.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) details on small twigs (d) all in one colour
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a duck by the classroom door, a radio by the school gate, a jug by the stairs, a glass by the notice board, a cat by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) radio (b) cat (c) jug (d) duck
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 8.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a dull white wall (d) a far-off still tree
- 10.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) harder to keep (c) easier to keep (d) useless
- 11.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 12.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) a colour for each branch (c) one key word per branch (d) details on small twigs
- 13.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) watching fireworks (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling jasmine
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a far-off still tree (d) a mango that sings
- 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) skin (d) eyes
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) mez (c) kitaab (d) baadal
- 26.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a far-off still tree (d) a mango that sings
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into an ant; the ant sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into a mirror; the mirror sings to an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) bucket (c) pencil (d) mirror
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries food to parts
- 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a pencil; the pencil chases a whistle; the whistle pulls a rope; the rope falls into a net. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) net (c) whistle (d) pencil
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) aai (c) neend (d) chaabi
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a goat by the post box, a pencil by the park gate, a coconut by the fruit cart, a drum by the bus stop, an ice cream by the banyan tree. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) bus stop (d) banyan tree
- 37.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in the centre
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 39.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) attract bees
Answer key
- take in water from soil
- details on small twigs
- duck
- step 4
- step 1
- step 4
- sounds like the new word
- fix stops in order
- a pencil that dances
- easier to keep
- the method of loci
- ideas with no links
- True
- hearing a dog bark
- put pictures at stops
- step 3
- link it to the meaning
- funny actions
- a mango that sings
- replay the story
- link it to the meaning
- a weak picture
- ears
- step 1
- kitaab
- a funny, moving one
- a far-off still tree
- ant
- turn into fruit
- a PIE under your foot
- pencil
- aai
- step 1
- leaves
- find a sound-alike word
- banyan tree
- topic in the centre
- hear the new word
- a list of words only
- attract bees
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