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 sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) touch
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) carries water upward (c) green, flat and thin (d) grow under the ground
- 5.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting bitter karela
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a pillow; the pillow chases a guava; the guava jumps over a banana; the banana pulls a mango. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) mango (b) pillow (c) vase (d) guava
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
- 11.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a bucket; the bucket tickles a glass; the glass sings to a candle; the candle falls into a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ladder (b) glass (c) bucket (d) jug
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) smell smoke (c) feel a light touch (d) smell flowers
- 15.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) a colour for each branch (c) topic in a corner (d) long sentences
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tomato by the classroom door, an anchor by the blackboard, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the stairs, a jeep by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) banana (b) tomato (c) jeep (d) anchor
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a bus made of ice (d) a list of words only
- 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a jug. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) jug (b) umpire (c) ice cream (d) tiger
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 22.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 24.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) one key word per branch (c) all in one colour (d) copying a whole page
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an ice cream by the fruit cart, a wallet by the swing, a rope by the park gate, a tomato by the banyan tree, a ball by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ball (b) wallet (c) ice cream (d) tomato
- 26.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 28.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a bus made of ice (c) a mango that sings (d) a list of words only
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) feel rough or smooth (c) smell flowers (d) taste salty
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a bus made of ice (d) a dull white wall
- 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 34.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) quick to see and recall
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) neend (c) shala (d) mez
- 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- taste
- leaves
- choose a place you know
- grow under the ground
- a funny, moving one
- roots
- seeing a red kite fly
- step 2
- mango
- the word’s meaning
- one you know very well
- a strong picture
- jug
- feel a light touch
- new words in a language
- a colour for each branch
- anchor
- a list of words only
- I AM eating a mango
- tiger
- flowers
- True
- to keep the order
- one key word per branch
- ice cream
- yes, with new pictures
- picture the first item
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a list of words only
- smell flowers
- choose a place you know
- a dull white wall
- that item is lost
- quick to see and recall
- step 1
- step 3
- put pictures at stops
- dola
- replay the story
- put pictures at stops
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