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 of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a plain grey box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a sock that smells awful
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a fan; the fan sits on an orange; the orange bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the key? (a) fan (b) shoe (c) key (d) orange
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling jasmine
- 7.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) grow under the ground (d) holds up the leaves
- 9.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) the word in small print
- 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 17.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) kite (c) wallet (d) mirror
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a blurry shape (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a mango that sings
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) seeing a glowing star (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it saves ink (d) it looks empty
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 33.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pencil that dances (d) the word in small print
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a needle; the needle tickles an owl; the owl sings to a banana; the banana crashes into a guava. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) owl (b) banana (c) coconut (d) needle
- 36.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a blurry shape
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) paay (c) dola (d) aam
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) have tiny pores
Answer key
- a plain grey box
- a weak picture
- find a sound-alike word
- sound
- fan
- hearing a whistle
- one you know very well
- grow under the ground
- True
- step 4
- roots
- a weak picture
- a kite as big as a house
- choose a place you know
- the word’s meaning
- stem
- a SACK full of sugar
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- vase
- False
- that item is lost
- a book in a KIT bag
- a blurry shape
- ears
- step 3
- hands in icy water
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- quick to see and recall
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- the word in small print
- a strong picture
- needle
- the method of loci
- a pencil that dances
- False
- aam
- have tiny pores
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