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 “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pencil that dances (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a normal-sized cup
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting salty chips (d) seeing a glowing star
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 7.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) holds up the leaves (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling jasmine (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling wet earth
- 11.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) the word in small print (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a sock that smells awful
- 14.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) copying a whole page (c) long sentences (d) details on small twigs
- 16.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) hold the plant firm (c) holds up the leaves (d) take in water from soil
- 19.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) all in one colour (d) lines that link ideas
- 20.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 22.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a sock; the sock rolls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a violin; the violin chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) tiger (b) pillow (c) kettle (d) violin
- 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a plain grey box (d) a normal-sized cup
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a list of words only (c) a dull white wall (d) a far-off still tree
- 28.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a radio; the radio chases a banana; the banana bounces onto a cat; the cat sings to a rope. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) fan (b) radio (c) banana (d) cat
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a mirror by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the blackboard, a bucket by the notice board, an onion by the classroom door, a rope by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) mirror (b) onion (c) rope (d) rose
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a mango that sings
- 35.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) the word “umbrella”
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) chaabi (c) ped (d) kitaab
- 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a mango that sings (c) a list of words only (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a fan; the fan sits on a candle; the candle falls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) needle (b) monkey (c) fan (d) igloo
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
Answer key
- skin
- step 2
- a pencil that dances
- a strong picture
- tasting salty chips
- step 1
- True
- hear the new word
- grow under the ground
- hearing a whistle
- True
- carries water upward
- the word in small print
- True
- details on small twigs
- False
- later today and tomorrow
- holds up the leaves
- lines that link ideas
- True
- funny actions
- to keep the order
- violin
- replay the story
- a giant pink elephant
- step 3
- a sock that smells awful
- yes, with new pictures
- a KNOCK on the nose
- banana
- leaves
- choose a place you know
- rope
- a plain grey box
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- link it to the next item
- kitaab
- a mango that sings
- igloo
- smell
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