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 detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste salty (b) taste sweet (c) smell flowers (d) hear music
- 2.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) skin (d) eyes
- 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a plain grey box (c) a dull white wall (d) the word in small print
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 21.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) a colour for each branch (c) topic in the centre (d) small doodles
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a tomato; the tomato crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a spoon. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) spoon (b) inkpot (c) urn (d) ice cream
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a candle; the candle bounces onto a rope; the rope tickles a kite. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) ice cream (b) kite (c) rope (d) candle
- 26.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) small doodles (c) copying a whole page (d) topic in the centre
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a mirror; the mirror pulls a ladder; the ladder falls into a glass; the glass sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) ladder (b) watch (c) glass (d) owl
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) hold the plant firm (c) attract bees (d) carries water upward
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pencil that dances (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a drum boom (d) watching fireworks
- 35.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a glass by the fruit cart, a bucket by the swing, a candle by the banyan tree, a frog by the slide, a kettle by the park gate. Where did you place the candle? (a) slide (b) park gate (c) swing (d) banyan tree
- 37.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a whistle
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
Answer key
- hear music
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- tongue
- water in a PAN
- step 3
- leaves
- that item is lost
- link it to the meaning
- a mango that sings
- sounds like the new word
- taste
- stem
- the word’s meaning
- hear the new word
- add more stops
- link it to the meaning
- step 3
- sound
- step 1
- step 4
- topic in a corner
- ice cream
- step 4
- funny actions
- ice cream
- copying a whole page
- flowers
- ladder
- smell
- link it to the next item
- carries water upward
- a dull white wall
- step 3
- hearing a drum boom
- True
- banyan tree
- a funny, moving one
- the pen stirring tea
- seeing a glowing star
- fix stops in order
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