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 is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) all in one colour (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in a corner
- 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umpire by the TV, a wallet by the door, a needle by the gate, a banana by the shoe rack, a rope by the sofa. Where did you place the wallet? (a) door (b) TV (c) gate (d) sofa
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 7.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 11.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a parrot; the parrot falls into a nest; the nest sits on a needle; the needle sings to an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) urn (c) needle (d) candle
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a lemon; the lemon chases a sock; the sock sits on a glass; the glass sings to a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) nest (c) glass (d) lemon
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a shoe by the swing, a flute by the park gate, a violin by the fruit cart, a bucket by the slide, a pencil by the bench. Where did you place the violin? (a) bench (b) park gate (c) swing (d) fruit cart
- 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) all in one colour (c) details on small twigs (d) lines that link ideas
- 20.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a far-off still tree (c) a bus made of ice (d) the word in small print
- 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a candle; the candle rolls into a pillow; the pillow falls into a guava; the guava chases a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) candle (b) pillow (c) rose (d) guava
- 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) green, flat and thin (c) make food using sunlight (d) holds up the leaves
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in a corner (d) long sentences
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) tree (b) school (c) mango (d) cat
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a doll; the doll crashes into a candle; the candle falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) doll (c) jug (d) watch
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 38.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a pencil that dances (c) a far-off still tree (d) a laughing tiffin box
Answer key
- a colour for each branch
- that item is lost
- hold the plant firm
- step 1
- door
- sounds like the new word
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 1
- touch
- a good mind map
- False
- candle
- a poor mind map
- sock
- link it to the meaning
- choose a place you know
- fruit cart
- the pen stirring tea
- all in one colour
- False
- a weak picture
- choose a place you know
- a bus made of ice
- each link leads on
- guava
- replay the story
- step 4
- picture the first item
- holds up the leaves
- sound
- True
- fix stops in order
- link it to the next item
- one key word per branch
- mango
- doll
- step 4
- True
- hear the new word
- a far-off still tree
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