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) make seeds (b) have tiny pores (c) holds up the leaves (d) green, flat and thin
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) monkey (b) key (c) tree (d) table
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting raw mango (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hearing a dog bark (d) watching fireworks
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) shala (c) phool (d) sakhar
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a far-off still tree (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a pencil that dances
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bright red flying cow (d) the word in small print
- 13.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) hearing a whistle (c) smelling wet earth (d) watching fireworks
- 15.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a duck; the duck pulls a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a kite; the kite falls into a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) fan (c) duck (d) guava
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases a tent; the tent rolls into a doll; the doll jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) wallet (c) mirror (d) tent
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a duck; the duck falls into a vase; the vase pulls a lamp; the lamp chases a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) cat (c) lamp (d) vase
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see colours (b) smell smoke (c) hear music (d) taste sweet
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a kite; the kite falls into a nest; the nest crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) flute (b) umbrella (c) bucket (d) nest
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a vase by the banyan tree, a spoon by the swing, a bucket by the fruit cart, a tiger by the park gate, a coconut by the slide. Where did you place the tiger? (a) swing (b) park gate (c) slide (d) banyan tree
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a banana by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the library, a van by the playground, a lemon by the blackboard, a flute by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ant (b) flute (c) lemon (d) van
- 25.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 28.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) carries water upward (d) grow under the ground
- 30.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) redraw it from memory (c) frame it (d) colour it again
- 31.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a pencil that dances (c) a list of words only (d) a kite as big as a house
- 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a PIE under your foot
- 33.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a plain grey box (c) a bus made of ice (d) the word in small print
- 34.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 36.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 37.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a parrot by the sofa, an ant by the dining table, an apple by the door, a jug by the shoe rack, a mango by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) jug (b) ant (c) mango (d) apple
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
Answer key
- make seeds
- link it to the next item
- table
- step 1
- hearing a dog bark
- make seeds
- phool
- find a sound-alike word
- a far-off still tree
- keep linking in order
- keep linking in order
- the word in small print
- a bird leaving a cage
- smelling wet earth
- one you know very well
- fan
- mirror
- link it to the meaning
- tiger
- smell smoke
- umbrella
- park gate
- step 4
- ant
- True
- yes, with new pictures
- sounds like the new word
- False
- carries water upward
- redraw it from memory
- a list of words only
- a PIE under your foot
- a bus made of ice
- add more stops
- replay the story
- each link leads on
- to keep the order
- choose a place you know
- mango
- step 3
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