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.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a spoon; the spoon falls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) banana (b) umpire (c) kite (d) spoon
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) ideas with no links (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in a corner
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) green, flat and thin (c) carries food to parts (d) grow under the ground
- 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) grow under the ground (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a lamp by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the classroom door, a cat by the blackboard, a pencil by the stairs, an ant by the notice board. Where did you place the lamp? (a) teacher’s desk (b) notice board (c) stairs (d) classroom door
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) sakhar (c) machhli (d) aai
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 11.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a drum boom (c) tasting raw mango (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a lemon; the lemon chases a vase; the vase crashes into a flute; the flute falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) whistle (c) lemon (d) ice cream
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a tent; the tent falls into an ant; the ant sits on a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) ant (b) rose (c) spoon (d) jalebi
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) attract bees (d) have tiny pores
- 19.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) the word “umbrella”
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a glass by the park gate, an umbrella by the swing, a nest by the banyan tree, a parrot by the post box, a violin by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) nest (b) glass (c) umbrella (d) parrot
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hearing a dog bark (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a whistle
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a net; the net falls into a monkey; the monkey rolls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) net (c) umbrella (d) spoon
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a BAT made of rice (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 30.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a tiger; the tiger jumps over a flute; the flute pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) ant (b) flute (c) jalebi (d) tiger
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 33.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bus made of ice (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a spoon by the park gate, a net by the banyan tree, a goat by the fruit cart, a mango by the post box, a banana by the swing. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) goat (b) banana (c) spoon (d) net
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) carries water upward (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
Answer key
- banana
- lines that link ideas
- grow under the ground
- the pen stirring tea
- carries water upward
- teacher’s desk
- machhli
- picture the first item
- carries food to parts
- step 3
- False
- tasting raw mango
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- vase
- rose
- the word’s meaning
- attract bees
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a good mind map
- umbrella
- smelling wet earth
- a strong picture
- umbrella
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- picture the first item
- a book in a KIT bag
- link it to the next item
- one you know very well
- flute
- stem
- easier to keep
- step 4
- a bus made of ice
- goat
- a weak picture
- hold the plant firm
- step 3
- step 1
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