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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting salty chips (d) tasting bitter karela
- 3.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) images stick better
- 4.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 6.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) small doodles
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sings to a van; the van sits on a cat; the cat falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) van (b) whistle (c) cat (d) pencil
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) skin (d) eyes
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 13.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) lines that link ideas (d) details on small twigs
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an urn by the TV, a flute by the dining table, a pencil by the sofa, a jeep by the door, a mirror by the shoe rack. What did you place by the door? (a) urn (b) flute (c) mirror (d) jeep
- 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 19.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) long sentences (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) school (b) cat (c) sugar (d) cloud
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pillow by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the bench, an onion by the park gate, a goat by the slide, a parrot by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) pillow (b) inkpot (c) goat (d) parrot
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling wet earth
- 26.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) throw it away (c) redraw it from memory (d) colour it again
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 28.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 29.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) nothing at all (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 33.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see shapes (b) taste salty (c) smell smoke (d) hear music
- 35.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) small doodles (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in a corner
- 37.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in the centre (c) details on small twigs (d) all in one colour
- 38.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) take in water from soil
- 40.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- the pen stirring tea
- seeing a glowing star
- images stick better
- True
- replay the story
- small doodles
- pencil
- link it to the next item
- nose
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- link it to the meaning
- True
- tiny, cramped writing
- True
- fix stops in order
- jeep
- that item is lost
- True
- details on small twigs
- step 2
- yes, with new pictures
- cloud
- goat
- hearing a dog bark
- redraw it from memory
- smell
- funny actions
- a bird leaving a cage
- find a sound-alike word
- picture the first item
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- later today and tomorrow
- taste salty
- False
- topic in a corner
- all in one colour
- each link leads on
- take in water from soil
- False
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