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.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) it saves ink (d) no reason
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a dull white wall (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a pencil; the pencil sings to a shoe; the shoe tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) shoe (b) whistle (c) jeep (d) duck
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umpire by the dining table, a rope by the sofa, a guava by the TV, a flute by the kitchen, a lamp by the shoe rack. What did you place by the dining table? (a) flute (b) umpire (c) guava (d) lamp
- 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 11.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it is longer (d) it needs no review
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a kettle; the kettle jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into a duck; the duck tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) kettle (b) glass (c) frog (d) duck
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 18.🎨 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
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a ball; the ball crashes into a jeep; the jeep falls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) jeep (b) pencil (c) monkey (d) ball
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 23.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 28.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the date (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) one key word per branch (c) topic in a corner (d) copying a whole page
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) school (b) table (c) mother (d) mango
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) holds up the leaves (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) naak (c) aai (d) phool
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) holds up the leaves (c) grow under the ground (d) attract bees
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
- 39.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) see colours (c) taste sour (d) smell flowers
Answer key
- quick to see and recall
- True
- choose a place you know
- a frog wearing a crown
- duck
- choose a place you know
- False
- umpire
- new words in a language
- a list of words only
- False
- it shows how ideas link
- kettle
- picture the first item
- taste
- link it to the meaning
- roots
- make it big and funny
- jeep
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- a CHUBBY key
- add more stops
- water in a PAN
- step 4
- roots
- leaves
- the main topic
- one key word per branch
- mango
- holds up the leaves
- bandar
- the word’s meaning
- picture the first item
- holds up the leaves
- each link leads on
- flowers
- nose
- one you know very well
- see colours
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