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 is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) take in water from soil
- 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) carries water upward
- 4.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 5.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it needs no review (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it is longer
- 6.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 7.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a pencil. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) rose (d) pencil
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a nest by the park gate, a jeep by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the swing, a sock by the slide, a needle by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) jeep (b) needle (c) umbrella (d) sock
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) green, flat and thin (d) make seeds
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pencil that dances (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a list of words only
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 15.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) one key word per branch (c) small doodles (d) topic in the centre
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries food to parts
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) nose (d) ears
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 22.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 23.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) foot (b) fish (c) water (d) elephant
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) hear music (b) smell food (c) feel rough or smooth (d) see colours
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 27.🗣️ 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
- 28.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🗣️ 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
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a mango that sings (c) a bus made of ice (d) a sock that smells awful
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste salty (b) see colours (c) read words (d) smell flowers
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 35.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 36.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) lines that link ideas (c) long sentences (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a far-off still tree (d) a dull white wall
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an anchor by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the stairs, an owl by the blackboard, a banana by the classroom door, a mango by the notice board. Where did you place the mango? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) teacher’s desk (d) notice board
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an orange by the blackboard, a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the classroom door, a mango by the library, a pillow by the stairs. Where did you place the mango? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) library (d) teacher’s desk
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
Answer key
- take in water from soil
- I NEED sleep
- carries water upward
- choose a place you know
- it shows how ideas link
- one you know very well
- later today and tomorrow
- pencil
- sock
- find a sound-alike word
- choose a place you know
- make seeds
- a pencil that dances
- a strong picture
- ideas with no links
- step 2
- hold the plant firm
- ears
- step 3
- hear the new word
- sight
- a good mind map
- that item is lost
- fish
- hear music
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- link it to the meaning
- a list of words only
- smell flowers
- step 3
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- a poor mind map
- lines that link ideas
- a mango that sings
- notice board
- library
- keep linking in order
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