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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a ball; the ball falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a kite; the kite crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) drum (b) ball (c) kite (d) ice cream
- 3.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
- 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over an igloo; the igloo crashes into a kite; the kite tickles an onion; the onion chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) kite (b) onion (c) jalebi (d) glass
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a kettle; the kettle tickles a van. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) jalebi (b) van (c) fan (d) kettle
- 9.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) honesty (d) elephant
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 13.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) all in one colour (c) one key word per branch (d) small doodles
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) read words (b) taste sweet (c) feel a light touch (d) feel rough or smooth
- 19.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a mango that sings (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a blurry shape
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a dull white wall (d) a plain grey box
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) see shapes (c) read words (d) hear voices
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a drum boom
- 26.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) mango (b) sleep (c) elephant (d) school
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 29.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in the centre (c) one key word per branch (d) details on small twigs
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) turn into fruit (d) take in water from soil
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a ball; the ball sings to a pillow; the pillow crashes into a watch; the watch jumps over a radio. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) pillow (c) radio (d) ball
- 33.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a duck by the bench, a lamp by the swing, a violin by the park gate, a doll by the slide, an umpire by the fruit cart. Where did you place the umpire? (a) park gate (b) swing (c) bench (d) fruit cart
- 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 37.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) words are useless
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) take in water from soil (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) tasting raw mango (c) tasting bitter karela (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
Answer key
- the pen stirring tea
- kite
- make it big and funny
- that item is lost
- new words in a language
- a blurry shape
- jalebi
- fan
- honesty
- taste
- grow under the ground
- step 1
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- all in one colour
- funny actions
- step 3
- read words
- True
- a blurry shape
- picture the first item
- a laughing tiffin box
- a strong picture
- feel hot and cold
- tasting salty chips
- False
- school
- find a sound-alike word
- long sentences
- choose a place you know
- turn into fruit
- radio
- False
- roots
- fruit cart
- a tree on a note PAD
- images stick better
- green, flat and thin
- smelling a stinky sock
- step 3
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