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.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the date (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a far-off still tree (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 4.🗺️ 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) carries water upward (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a frog by the TV, a goat by the dining table, a guava by the sofa, an ice cream by the kitchen, an onion by the shoe rack. What did you place by the sofa? (a) frog (b) ice cream (c) guava (d) onion
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) nose (d) eyes
- 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) attract bees (d) have tiny pores
- 21.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) details on small twigs (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 22.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) lines that link ideas (d) all in one colour
- 23.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 25.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a pencil by the TV, a drum by the sofa, a wallet by the dining table, a frog by the kitchen, a kettle by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) pencil (b) kettle (c) drum (d) wallet
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) sound
- 28.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a vase; the vase jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) monkey (b) fan (c) rose (d) kettle
- 31.🗺️ 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) turn into fruit (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a far-off still tree (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a giant pink elephant
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) colour it again (c) throw it away (d) frame it
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) key (b) nose (c) flower (d) cloud
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a list of words only (d) a dull white wall
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
Answer key
- the main topic
- step 3
- a mango that sings
- carries water upward
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- guava
- nose
- each link leads on
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- link it to the meaning
- hear the new word
- sounds like the new word
- flowers
- choose a place you know
- that item is lost
- step 4
- a weak picture
- have tiny pores
- details on small twigs
- lines that link ideas
- False
- a good mind map
- a good mind map
- drum
- sight
- honesty
- the word’s meaning
- fan
- turn into fruit
- a far-off still tree
- a weak picture
- redraw it from memory
- later today and tomorrow
- flower
- step 4
- a sock that smells awful
- find a sound-alike word
- sound
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