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 “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling jasmine (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting bitter karela
- 3.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) make seeds (d) green, flat and thin
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) topic in a corner (c) ideas with no links (d) long sentences
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 11.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) no reason
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 13.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 15.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a glass; the glass tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) wallet (b) glass (c) tomato (d) orange
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a nest; the nest tickles a rose; the rose crashes into an ant; the ant pulls a lemon. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) umpire (b) rose (c) lemon (d) ant
- 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) moon (b) water (c) sugar (d) cat
- 20.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a BAT made of rice
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a guava; the guava jumps over a doll; the doll chases an igloo; the igloo sings to an orange. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) orange (b) igloo (c) whistle (d) doll
- 23.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a dull white wall (c) a bus made of ice (d) a far-off still tree
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) I NEED sleep (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 26.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 28.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a blurry shape (d) a sock that smells awful
- 29.🗣️ 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
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) attract bees
- 31.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a bright red flying cow (d) the word in small print
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) water in a PAN
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a pencil that dances (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bright red flying cow
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) feel hot and cold (c) see shapes (d) feel rough or smooth
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a sock; the sock bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) duck (c) jalebi (d) sock
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a guava; the guava pulls a van; the van crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) guava (c) van (d) flute
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a kite as big as a house
Answer key
- tongue
- feeling a prickly cactus
- a funny, moving one
- make seeds
- picture the first item
- topic in the centre
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- funny actions
- step 3
- quick to see and recall
- step 4
- to keep the order
- step 4
- False
- tomato
- umpire
- each link leads on
- water
- True
- a book in a KIT bag
- orange
- a bus made of ice
- step 1
- a monkey in a BAND
- later today and tomorrow
- taste
- a sock that smells awful
- hear the new word
- attract bees
- the word in small print
- step 1
- a flower in a POOL
- False
- a normal-sized cup
- see shapes
- a plain grey box
- monkey
- flute
- a pale, tiny dot
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