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 memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a drum boom (d) hands in icy water
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a dull white wall (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) the word in small print
- 3.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) rocket (c) banana (d) elephant
- 4.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) see shapes (c) feel a light touch (d) hear a bell
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 8.🗺️ 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) green, flat and thin (d) grow under the ground
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 11.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting raw mango (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a blurry shape (d) a mango that sings
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 15.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) nothing at all (c) a blank page (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 16.🗺️ 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
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) touch (b) taste (c) smell (d) sight
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) mango (b) sugar (c) fish (d) sleep
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a dull white wall (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pencil that dances
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling jasmine (d) hands in icy water
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a rose by the TV, a bucket by the door, a candle by the shoe rack, a lemon by the sofa, a tent by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) candle (b) tent (c) rose (d) lemon
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an apple by the banyan tree, an ant by the fruit cart, a flute by the park gate, a jug by the post box, a bucket by the swing. Where did you place the ant? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) swing (d) post box
- 25.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) lines that link ideas (c) long sentences (d) a colour for each branch
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🗣️ 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
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 29.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 30.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a radio; the radio chases an ant; the ant crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) umbrella (b) frog (c) onion (d) ant
- 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) skin (d) eyes
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
Answer key
- watching fireworks
- a frog wearing a crown
- honesty
- False
- smell smoke
- step 4
- fix stops in order
- green, flat and thin
- picture the first item
- that item is lost
- feeling a prickly cactus
- a mango that sings
- sight
- link it to the next item
- a bird leaving a cage
- make seeds
- smell
- mango
- a pencil that dances
- taste
- hands in icy water
- lemon
- choose a place you know
- fruit cart
- long sentences
- fix stops in order
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- a funny, moving one
- True
- step 3
- step 2
- a strong picture
- add more stops
- replay the story
- onion
- a DOLL with big eyes
- ears
- False
- picture the first item
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