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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) bhaat (c) chaand (d) aam
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 7.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) ideas with no links (d) long sentences
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a violin by the shoe rack, a rose by the sofa, a bucket by the TV, a mirror by the door, an ant by the dining table. Where did you place the ant? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) door (d) dining table
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a drum by the library, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a net by the stairs, an ice cream by the blackboard, a kite by the classroom door. Where did you place the tomato? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a whistle (b) tasting salty chips (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling wet earth
- 13.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see shapes (b) hear music (c) read words (d) feel hot and cold
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a banana; the banana sits on a mango; the mango tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) spoon (b) mango (c) banana (d) shoe
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) taste salty (c) read words (d) see colours
- 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling wet earth
- 21.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the date
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hands in icy water (c) watching fireworks (d) seeing a glowing star
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling jasmine (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a drum boom (d) tasting raw mango
- 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a vase; the vase sits on a glass; the glass jumps over a needle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) spoon (c) vase (d) pencil
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a drum boom
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hearing a dog bark (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) watching fireworks
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a ball by the sofa, an owl by the dining table, a banana by the TV, a rose by the door, a doll by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) banana (b) rose (c) ball (d) doll
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a duck; the duck chases a rope; the rope crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) ladder (b) anchor (c) rope (d) duck
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a sock; the sock falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an ant; the ant sits on a key. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) umbrella (b) ant (c) key (d) sock
Answer key
- a poor mind map
- roots
- a weak picture
- bhaat
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- a colour for each branch
- roots
- step 4
- dining table
- teacher’s desk
- smelling wet earth
- False
- the pen stirring tea
- feel hot and cold
- hear the new word
- spoon
- taste salty
- that item is lost
- seeing a red kite fly
- the main topic
- a weak picture
- find a sound-alike word
- hands in icy water
- hearing a drum boom
- choose a place you know
- glass
- a poor mind map
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- step 3
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- a good mind map
- a giant pink elephant
- seeing a glowing star
- hearing a dog bark
- doll
- anchor
- sock
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