Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Pictures
Memory tip (See it big and silly): Strong pictures: a giant pink elephant, a pencil that dances, a bus made of ice, a frog wearing a crown. Weak pictures: a plain grey box, the word in small print, a blurry shape, a list of words only. Add a sense — sight, sound, smell, touch or taste: “hearing a drum boom”, “tasting raw mango”.
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- 1.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) the word in small print (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a list of words only
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a blurry shape (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 5.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a blurry shape
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 7.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 8.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) the word in small print (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a pencil that dances
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a bus made of ice (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 13.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 15.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting salty chips (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a dull white wall (d) a pencil that dances
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a mango that sings (c) a pencil that dances (d) a sock that smells awful
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a plain grey box (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a blurry shape
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a whistle
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hearing a dog bark (c) stroking soft fur (d) hearing a drum boom
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sight (b) touch (c) sound (d) smell
- 24.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a plain grey box
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a dull white wall (c) a blurry shape (d) a kite as big as a house
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 30.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 33.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bright red flying cow
- 35.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a list of words only (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) taste
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pencil that dances
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
Answer key
- True
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a laughing tiffin box
- a frog wearing a crown
- a bus made of ice
- smell
- images stick better
- False
- True
- a weak picture
- the word in small print
- a normal-sized cup
- make it big and funny
- sight
- False
- tasting salty chips
- a dull white wall
- a pale, tiny dot
- a frog wearing a crown
- hearing a whistle
- stroking soft fur
- a weak picture
- touch
- a plain grey box
- a weak picture
- a kite as big as a house
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
- smell
- False
- sight
- a weak picture
- a list of words only
- a normal-sized cup
- honesty
- a bright red flying cow
- sound
- hearing a drum boom
- a plain grey box
- taste
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