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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) attract bees (c) carries food to parts (d) green, flat and thin
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) fish (b) elephant (c) sleep (d) book
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) smelling wet earth (c) hearing a whistle (d) tasting raw mango
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries water upward (d) take in water from soil
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a sock that smells awful (d) the word in small print
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a glass; the glass falls into a banana; the banana sits on a fan; the fan sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) glass (b) urn (c) anchor (d) banana
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) seeing a glowing star (c) stroking soft fur (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 13.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it is longer (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it hides the ideas
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) stroking soft fur (c) smelling jasmine (d) tasting salty chips
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a spoon; the spoon sings to a vase; the vase jumps over an anchor; the anchor rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) spoon (d) coconut
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) feel a light touch (c) hear voices (d) see shapes
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) hear music (c) taste sour (d) smell food
- 23.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) nose (d) ears
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a far-off still tree (c) a mango that sings (d) a sock that smells awful
- 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a tomato; the tomato crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) tomato (b) orange (c) glass (d) spoon
- 34.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 35.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) long sentences (c) a colour for each branch (d) small doodles
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 38.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 40.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
Answer key
- carries food to parts
- book
- find a sound-alike word
- leaves
- tasting raw mango
- make food using sunlight
- a sock that smells awful
- step 3
- banana
- tasting bitter karela
- a good mind map
- keep linking in order
- it shows how ideas link
- tasting salty chips
- the word’s meaning
- anchor
- link it to the next item
- put pictures at stops
- a weak picture
- add more stops
- hear voices
- hear music
- False
- step 1
- nose
- step 1
- a strong picture
- a far-off still tree
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- fix stops in order
- sounds like the new word
- False
- spoon
- that item is lost
- long sentences
- a bright red flying cow
- picture the first item
- a poor mind map
- sight
- topic in a corner
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