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.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) foot (b) cloud (c) monkey (d) water
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) make food using sunlight (d) take in water from soil
- 6.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a giant pink elephant
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 10.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) stroking soft fur (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a whistle
- 14.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting salty chips (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling wet earth (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a jug; the jug chases a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) fan (c) jug (d) rose
- 17.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 18.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) rocket (d) banana
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 20.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in the centre (d) lines that link ideas
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 23.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it big and funny (c) make it small and plain (d) keep it still
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) lines that link ideas (c) ideas with no links (d) one key word per branch
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a duck; the duck crashes into a rope; the rope sings to an onion; the onion jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) bucket (b) duck (c) onion (d) rope
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) book (b) moon (c) cat (d) flower
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) make seeds
- 30.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) green, flat and thin (d) hold the plant firm
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) they are boring
- 35.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a vase by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the classroom door, a bucket by the blackboard, a goat by the library, a duck by the playground. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) bucket (b) duck (c) goat (d) vase
- 37.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a goat. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lemon (b) lamp (c) candle (d) tiger
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) sound
Answer key
- False
- monkey
- a strong picture
- a poor mind map
- make food using sunlight
- True
- choose a place you know
- a normal-sized cup
- step 2
- one you know very well
- picture the first item
- the pen stirring tea
- smelling a stinky sock
- True
- feeling a prickly cactus
- jug
- later today and tomorrow
- honesty
- touch
- tiny, cramped writing
- a weak picture
- step 3
- False
- put pictures at stops
- make it big and funny
- ideas with no links
- onion
- cat
- make seeds
- a good mind map
- green, flat and thin
- green, flat and thin
- fix stops in order
- images stick better
- funny actions
- bucket
- to keep the order
- a weak picture
- lemon
- sight
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