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.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pencil that dances (c) a normal-sized cup (d) the word in small print
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a monkey by the notice board, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a jeep by the school gate, a doll by the stairs, a candle by the classroom door. Where did you place the jeep? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) school gate (d) notice board
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see shapes (b) smell smoke (c) hear a bell (d) taste sweet
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) tasting bitter karela (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) watching fireworks
- 7.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a pillow by the classroom door, a rope by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the library, a ball by the blackboard, an onion by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) pillow (b) umpire (c) ball (d) onion
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a plain grey box (c) a blurry shape (d) a far-off still tree
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 12.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 14.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a whistle by the TV, a tomato by the shoe rack, a sock by the sofa, an onion by the dining table, a rope by the door. What did you place by the TV? (a) onion (b) tomato (c) whistle (d) rope
- 17.🗺️ 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) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) make seeds
- 18.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 19.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a guava; the guava falls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a goat; the goat chases an owl. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) owl (b) guava (c) goat (d) shoe
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) have tiny pores (c) carries food to parts (d) grow under the ground
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) nose (d) tongue
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a jeep; the jeep chases a monkey; the monkey tickles a glass; the glass pulls a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) monkey (c) frog (d) jeep
- 25.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) details on small twigs (c) small doodles (d) lines that link ideas
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a mango that sings (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a kite as big as a house
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a candle by the sofa, a fan by the gate, a goat by the TV, a monkey by the door, a ladder by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) goat (b) candle (c) monkey (d) ladder
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bus made of ice
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
Answer key
- False
- the word’s meaning
- a pencil that dances
- school gate
- smell smoke
- watching fireworks
- False
- pillow
- a strong picture
- a frog wearing a crown
- link it to the next item
- the method of loci
- a weak picture
- True
- touch
- whistle
- make seeds
- to keep the order
- False
- shoe
- step 4
- grow under the ground
- eyes
- jeep
- ideas with no links
- a strong picture
- smell
- fix stops in order
- each link leads on
- replay the story
- sounds like the new word
- sight
- the word in small print
- link it to the meaning
- False
- False
- a good mind map
- goat
- a pale, tiny dot
- step 4
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