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 goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries food to parts (c) hold the plant firm (d) make food using sunlight
- 2.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) too slow (c) easier to keep (d) useless
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 4.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it small and plain (d) make it grey
- 5.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a parrot; the parrot pulls a banana; the banana tickles a tiger; the tiger chases a cat. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) glass (b) cat (c) parrot (d) banana
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) ideas with no links (c) small doodles (d) one key word per branch
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) make seeds (d) grow under the ground
- 12.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a CHUBBY key
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kite by the shoe rack, a lamp by the dining table, an apple by the door, an ant by the TV, an anchor by the sofa. What did you place by the door? (a) lamp (b) kite (c) anchor (d) apple
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a dog bark
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases an apple; the apple tickles a drum; the drum crashes into an anchor; the anchor sings to a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) monkey (c) jug (d) drum
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a whistle (b) watching fireworks (c) tasting bitter karela (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling jasmine (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a dog bark
- 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) seeing a glowing star (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a dog bark
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) lines that link ideas (c) one key word per branch (d) copying a whole page
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an orange by the door, a cat by the TV, an ant by the gate, an anchor by the sofa, a violin by the shoe rack. What did you place by the sofa? (a) ant (b) cat (c) anchor (d) violin
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) attract bees (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 37.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) small doodles (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in a corner
- 39.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) carries food to parts (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
Answer key
- make food using sunlight
- easier to keep
- keep linking in order
- make it big and funny
- quick to see and recall
- banana
- fix stops in order
- choose a place you know
- a weak picture
- ideas with no links
- make seeds
- False
- a CHUBBY key
- apple
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- hands in icy water
- monkey
- a strong picture
- put pictures at stops
- redraw it from memory
- choose a place you know
- smell
- smelling a stinky sock
- smelling jasmine
- funny actions
- each link leads on
- hearing a dog bark
- a weak picture
- False
- step 1
- step 4
- copying a whole page
- anchor
- attract bees
- choose a place you know
- a good mind map
- small doodles
- False
- carries food to parts
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