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 “flowers” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) green, flat and thin (c) take in water from soil (d) attract bees
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) neend (c) sakhar (d) bhaat
- 3.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) ideas with no links (c) a colour for each branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) tasting raw mango (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hands in icy water
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) naak (c) baadal (d) shala
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a van by the classroom door, a ladder by the notice board, a duck by the stairs, a lamp by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the school gate. What did you place by the school gate? (a) glass (b) ladder (c) duck (d) lamp
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a spoon by the dining table, a drum by the sofa, a doll by the kitchen, a lemon by the TV, a jeep by the bed. What did you place by the sofa? (a) doll (b) lemon (c) drum (d) spoon
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hearing a drum boom (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a dog bark
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a flute by the blackboard, a parrot by the library, a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, a pillow by the stairs, a mirror by the classroom door. Where did you place the pillow? (a) classroom door (b) library (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a needle by the fruit cart, a whistle by the park gate, an owl by the slide, an umpire by the banyan tree, a banana by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) owl (b) whistle (c) umpire (d) banana
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 16.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) taste
- 19.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a glass by the post box, an igloo by the banyan tree, a tiger by the bus stop, a watch by the park gate, a pillow by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) igloo (d) pillow
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting bitter karela
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a plain grey box (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pencil that dances
- 26.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) hearing a dog bark (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a whistle by the playground, a rose by the classroom door, an umpire by the library, a lamp by the blackboard, a shoe by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) umpire (b) shoe (c) rose (d) lamp
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) turn into fruit
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 31.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) I AM eating a mango
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a tomato; the tomato crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) urn (b) inkpot (c) vase (d) rose
Answer key
- attract bees
- sakhar
- a colour for each branch
- hands in icy water
- naak
- step 4
- glass
- True
- drum
- tasting raw mango
- stairs
- link it to the next item
- owl
- tongue
- step 3
- False
- the pen stirring tea
- taste
- to keep the order
- igloo
- step 2
- replay the story
- sounds like the new word
- watching fireworks
- a plain grey box
- False
- seeing a red kite fly
- rose
- turn into fruit
- step 1
- True
- hear the new word
- a book in a KIT bag
- step 4
- step 1
- step 2
- step 3
- step 4
- put pictures at stops
- rose
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