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.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) water in a PAN
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a needle by the TV, a pillow by the shoe rack, a drum by the dining table, a violin by the sofa, a kite by the door. What did you place by the TV? (a) kite (b) needle (c) pillow (d) drum
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a drum boom
- 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 10.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a blurry shape
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a dull white wall (d) a sock that smells awful
- 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) lines that link ideas (c) copying a whole page (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a doll; the doll tickles an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a jug. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) jug (b) doll (c) inkpot (d) ice cream
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a mango that sings (c) a pencil that dances (d) a dull white wall
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a bus made of ice (d) a mango that sings
- 22.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) needle (b) jeep (c) net (d) onion
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) hold the plant firm (c) make seeds (d) make food using sunlight
- 28.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) they are boring (c) images stick better (d) words are useless
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) attract bees (b) carries food to parts (c) have tiny pores (d) hold the plant firm
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) a colour for each branch (c) one key word per branch (d) all in one colour
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting raw mango (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) watching fireworks
- 33.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) banana
- 34.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) details on small twigs (c) a colour for each branch (d) ideas with no links
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) the word in small print (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a dull white wall
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) key (b) table (c) nose (d) rice
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a goat; the goat sits on a ball; the ball falls into a kite; the kite rolls into a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) tomato (c) kite (d) ball
Answer key
- True
- step 4
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- step 2
- hear the new word
- to keep the order
- needle
- hearing a drum boom
- funny actions
- a blurry shape
- sounds like the new word
- a sock that smells awful
- False
- False
- lines that link ideas
- ice cream
- step 1
- step 4
- a dull white wall
- link it to the next item
- a list of words only
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- needle
- keep linking in order
- a weak picture
- make seeds
- images stick better
- have tiny pores
- find a sound-alike word
- all in one colour
- smelling a stinky sock
- honesty
- ideas with no links
- choose a place you know
- a frog wearing a crown
- rice
- step 2
- a poor mind map
- goat
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