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.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) a blank page (d) nothing at all
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a kite; the kite bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a shoe; the shoe jumps over a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) igloo (c) shoe (d) kite
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a whistle (b) tasting raw mango (c) watching fireworks (d) seeing a glowing star
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a cat by the gate, a pencil by the door, an anchor by the TV, an orange by the shoe rack, an ant by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) cat (b) orange (c) ant (d) anchor
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 9.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) redraw it from memory (d) frame it
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) bandar (c) chaabi (d) haathi
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 12.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a frog; the frog falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) monkey (c) frog (d) ant
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste salty (b) hear music (c) see colours (d) smell food
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) smelling jasmine
- 17.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) useless (c) harder to keep (d) too slow
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) make food using sunlight (d) make seeds
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 22.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) quick to see and recall
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a plain grey box (c) a blurry shape (d) a bus made of ice
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an inkpot by the kitchen, a fan by the dining table, a sock by the TV, a rose by the sofa, a duck by the bed. What did you place by the bed? (a) duck (b) rose (c) fan (d) sock
- 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) tongue (d) skin
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 31.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a goat; the goat crashes into an igloo; the igloo sings to an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) ice cream (c) banana (d) umpire
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a whistle (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting bitter karela
- 35.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it hides the ideas (c) it needs no review (d) it is longer
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) school (b) mother (c) elephant (d) key
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
Answer key
- a bird leaving a cage
- igloo
- tasting raw mango
- cat
- skin
- stem
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- redraw it from memory
- haathi
- step 4
- True
- monkey
- smell food
- touch
- stroking soft fur
- easier to keep
- make food using sunlight
- choose a place you know
- choose a place you know
- a book in a KIT bag
- False
- a strong picture
- quick to see and recall
- a strong picture
- a bus made of ice
- duck
- a flower in a POOL
- eyes
- link it to the next item
- new words in a language
- step 3
- goat
- tasting bitter karela
- it shows how ideas link
- school
- a weak picture
- the pen stirring tea
- nose
- step 2
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