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 step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 3.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 5.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a nest by the banyan tree, a coconut by the fruit cart, a parrot by the swing, a spoon by the park gate, a wallet by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) coconut (b) spoon (c) nest (d) wallet
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a far-off still tree
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tent by the classroom door, a needle by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the library, a watch by the stairs, a radio by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) radio (b) tent (c) needle (d) watch
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a whistle
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 15.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) small doodles (d) copying a whole page
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a glass; the glass chases an ant. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) glass (c) drum (d) shoe
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a bus made of ice (c) a dull white wall (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 22.🗣️ 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
- 23.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 24.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a mango that sings (c) a far-off still tree (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) aam (c) bandar (d) baadal
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 30.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 32.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) a small detail
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a list of words only (d) the word in small print
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a plain grey box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a blurry shape
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a kettle; the kettle tickles a nest; the nest crashes into a parrot; the parrot rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) igloo (b) goat (c) kettle (d) nest
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) a colour for each branch
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an ice cream by the dining table, an anchor by the sofa, an owl by the door, a tiger by the shoe rack, a coconut by the TV. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) anchor (b) owl (c) coconut (d) tiger
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 40.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) too slow (c) useless (d) easier to keep
Answer key
- step 3
- the word’s meaning
- quick to see and recall
- a poor mind map
- True
- wallet
- a strong picture
- taste
- sight
- step 1
- a kite as big as a house
- needle
- hearing a whistle
- leaves
- small doodles
- shoe
- step 2
- sounds like the new word
- a dull white wall
- step 1
- leaves
- link it to the meaning
- yes, with new pictures
- new words in a language
- a far-off still tree
- baadal
- a weak picture
- put pictures at stops
- a PIE under your foot
- True
- flowers
- the main topic
- leaves
- a bright red flying cow
- a kite as big as a house
- igloo
- a colour for each branch
- tiger
- flowers
- easier to keep
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