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 sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pencil that dances (c) a blurry shape (d) a bus made of ice
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a list of words only (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 5.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a violin by the stairs, an apple by the school gate, a pillow by the notice board, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) jug (d) rope
- 7.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) a colour for each branch (d) lines that link ideas
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling wet earth (c) stroking soft fur (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) igloo (c) frog (d) umbrella
- 15.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 18.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hearing a dog bark (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) stroking soft fur
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries food to parts (c) carries water upward (d) take in water from soil
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pencil by the door, a mango by the shoe rack, an onion by the sofa, an anchor by the TV, a whistle by the dining table. Where did you place the pencil? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) TV (d) door
- 27.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) water in a PAN (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) stroking soft fur (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a dog bark
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 33.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tomato by the kitchen, a bucket by the TV, a lemon by the dining table, a whistle by the bed, a van by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) bucket (b) van (c) whistle (d) lemon
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles a guava; the guava sits on a shoe; the shoe falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) guava (b) van (c) parrot (d) shoe
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a frog; the frog crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto a vase; the vase rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) sock (b) vase (c) frog (d) nest
- 37.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it hides the ideas (c) it needs no review (d) it shows how ideas link
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a spoon by the sofa, a doll by the bed, a banana by the dining table, a jalebi by the TV, a fan by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) jalebi (b) banana (c) spoon (d) fan
- 39.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
Answer key
- taste
- a blurry shape
- a list of words only
- funny actions
- make it big and funny
- apple
- tiny, cramped writing
- stem
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- choose a place you know
- tasting raw mango
- step 3
- umbrella
- a good mind map
- a strong picture
- leaves
- yes, with new pictures
- a poor mind map
- picture the first item
- smelling a stinky sock
- step 4
- take in water from soil
- step 2
- smell
- door
- a DOLL with big eyes
- a poor mind map
- a weak picture
- a funny, moving one
- seeing a glowing star
- sounds like the new word
- quick to see and recall
- van
- parrot
- vase
- it shows how ideas link
- jalebi
- new words in a language
- choose a place you know
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