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.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) elephant (c) banana (d) rocket
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a dull white wall (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) the word in small print
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 5.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting salty chips
- 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sound
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) take in water from soil (c) have tiny pores (d) attract bees
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pencil that dances (c) a plain grey box (d) a dull white wall
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) colour it again (c) frame it (d) throw it away
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a list of words only (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a pencil that dances
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
- 17.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 21.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell (d) sound
- 23.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) a blank page
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a duck; the duck bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a nest. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) duck (b) parrot (c) lemon (d) nest
- 25.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a sock; the sock chases a duck. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) mirror (c) duck (d) fan
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling jasmine
- 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a bus made of ice (d) a far-off still tree
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling wet earth (c) tasting bitter karela (d) seeing a glowing star
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a drum boom
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a kite as big as a house
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lamp by the classroom door, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the notice board, a cat by the stairs, a bucket by the school gate. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) jug (d) lamp
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 40.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the date (c) the main topic (d) your name
Answer key
- honesty
- a bright red flying cow
- step 1
- step 2
- a funny, moving one
- smelling wet earth
- touch
- take in water from soil
- a pencil that dances
- step 2
- redraw it from memory
- leaves
- a list of words only
- step 1
- step 3
- later today and tomorrow
- easier to keep
- step 4
- step 3
- eyes
- False
- smell
- a bird leaving a cage
- lemon
- new words in a language
- mirror
- hearing a whistle
- the pen stirring tea
- a bus made of ice
- tasting bitter karela
- link it to the meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- hearing a drum boom
- a strong picture
- a pale, tiny dot
- lamp
- sight
- roots
- fix stops in order
- the main topic
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