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 branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 2.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) frame it (c) colour it again (d) throw it away
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) ideas with no links (d) lines that link ideas
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) I NEED sleep (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear voices (b) smell food (c) taste sweet (d) see colours
- 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ant by the stairs, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the classroom door, a goat by the library, a sock by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) jug (b) tomato (c) sock (d) goat
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a goat by the kitchen, a lamp by the shoe rack, a tiger by the TV, a radio by the dining table, a frog by the sofa. Where did you place the goat? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) TV (d) dining table
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a drum; the drum falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) bucket (b) drum (c) flute (d) banana
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a rose; the rose bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over an anchor; the anchor pulls a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) rose (c) whistle (d) anchor
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a list of words only (c) a blurry shape (d) the word in small print
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a sock by the gate, a pencil by the shoe rack, a mirror by the TV, a duck by the sofa, an apple by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) sock (b) duck (c) pencil (d) apple
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 25.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a sock by the classroom door, a flute by the library, a needle by the blackboard, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, a bucket by the stairs. Where did you place the igloo? (a) library (b) teacher’s desk (c) classroom door (d) stairs
- 27.🗣️ 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
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a banana; the banana chases a rope; the rope crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) tent (b) rope (c) banana (d) kite
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a rope by the shoe rack, a violin by the dining table, an ice cream by the sofa, a coconut by the TV, a mirror by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) violin (b) ice cream (c) coconut (d) mirror
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) small doodles (d) all in one colour
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I NEED sleep (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) details on small twigs (d) copying a whole page
- 36.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) details on small twigs (c) copying a whole page (d) topic in the centre
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a mango that sings (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) bandar (c) sakhar (d) aai
Answer key
- roots
- redraw it from memory
- a strong picture
- step 2
- each link leads on
- lines that link ideas
- step 3
- a CHUBBY key
- keep linking in order
- new words in a language
- sounds like the new word
- smell food
- False
- tomato
- kitchen
- find a sound-alike word
- a funny, moving one
- drum
- hear the new word
- whistle
- link it to the next item
- a laughing tiffin box
- apple
- leaves
- put pictures at stops
- teacher’s desk
- find a sound-alike word
- step 3
- step 4
- tent
- mirror
- small doodles
- a flower in a POOL
- picture the first item
- details on small twigs
- copying a whole page
- taste
- the pen stirring tea
- a pale, tiny dot
- aai
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