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) holds up the leaves (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) make seeds
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a drum; the drum pulls a pencil; the pencil sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) bucket (b) ice cream (c) drum (d) pencil
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make seeds (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a mango; the mango sits on a duck; the duck chases an orange; the orange falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) orange (b) mango (c) duck (d) onion
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a key by the classroom door, a goat by the library, an urn by the stairs, a vase by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the blackboard. What did you place by the library? (a) vase (b) urn (c) key (d) goat
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) billi (c) ped (d) naak
- 12.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 17.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it is longer (c) it needs no review (d) it shows how ideas link
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lemon by the classroom door, a radio by the stairs, a violin by the school gate, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the notice board. What did you place by the stairs? (a) radio (b) violin (c) lemon (d) tomato
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) water in a PAN
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) one key word per branch (d) small doodles
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell flowers (c) see colours (d) taste sweet
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hands in icy water (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 28.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 29.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a rose; the rose sings to a ladder; the ladder crashes into a key; the key pulls a parrot. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) key (b) parrot (c) jug (d) rose
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) green, flat and thin (d) holds up the leaves
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 36.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) turn into fruit
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sound
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- holds up the leaves
- step 4
- pencil
- step 1
- make seeds
- keep linking in order
- onion
- step 2
- hear the new word
- goat
- naak
- False
- the method of loci
- find a sound-alike word
- True
- sight
- it shows how ideas link
- step 1
- radio
- choose a place you know
- a good mind map
- water in a PAN
- flowers
- tiny, cramped writing
- feel hot and cold
- a poor mind map
- smelling wet earth
- yes, with new pictures
- make it big and funny
- rose
- hear the new word
- green, flat and thin
- step 3
- False
- to keep the order
- False
- holds up the leaves
- step 3
- sound
- a strong picture
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