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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) the word in small print (c) a bus made of ice (d) a mango that sings
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) hear a bell (c) feel a light touch (d) smell smoke
- 4.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tomato by the shoe rack, a key by the TV, a mirror by the sofa, a nest by the dining table, an orange by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) mirror (b) orange (c) tomato (d) nest
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) haathi (c) kitaab (d) paani
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) make food using sunlight (d) turn into fruit
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a van by the playground, an urn by the blackboard, a lamp by the library, a ball by the classroom door, an igloo by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) lamp (b) urn (c) igloo (d) van
- 14.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a lamp by the sofa, an owl by the TV, a radio by the shoe rack, a lemon by the door, a rope by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lemon (b) owl (c) radio (d) lamp
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 22.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) ears (d) nose
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a mango; the mango sings to an umpire; the umpire jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) umpire (b) mango (c) duck (d) pillow
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) tasting raw mango (c) tasting bitter karela (d) smelling wet earth
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a pencil; the pencil sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) pencil (b) igloo (c) inkpot (d) mango
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a cat by the fruit cart, a whistle by the banyan tree, an igloo by the park gate, a spoon by the slide, a parrot by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) parrot (b) cat (c) whistle (d) igloo
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling jasmine
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) all in one colour (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in a corner
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 35.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a flute by the sofa, a duck by the bed, a jug by the TV, a banana by the kitchen, a jeep by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) duck (b) flute (c) banana (d) jug
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bus made of ice
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
Answer key
- the word in small print
- find a sound-alike word
- hear a bell
- make it big and funny
- a pale, tiny dot
- a weak picture
- link it to the next item
- mirror
- sounds like the new word
- paani
- make food using sunlight
- picture the first item
- lamp
- False
- fix stops in order
- lemon
- link it to the meaning
- step 3
- leaves
- that item is lost
- a poor mind map
- images stick better
- ears
- hear the new word
- one you know very well
- pillow
- smelling wet earth
- pencil
- cat
- step 2
- smelling jasmine
- picture the first item
- one key word per branch
- step 1
- False
- False
- flute
- a far-off still tree
- False
- funny actions
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