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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a pencil that dances
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sour (b) see shapes (c) hear a bell (d) smell smoke
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell (d) sound
- 7.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 8.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) the word “umbrella”
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) rice (b) book (c) flower (d) monkey
- 11.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) make seeds (d) holds up the leaves
- 13.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) dola (c) paani (d) kitaab
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) tongue (d) nose
- 17.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sight (b) sound (c) smell (d) taste
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) take in water from soil
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a mango by the slide, an ice cream by the park gate, a tomato by the fruit cart, a doll by the swing, a vase by the bench. Where did you place the vase? (a) park gate (b) bench (c) fruit cart (d) swing
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a far-off still tree (d) a dull white wall
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a net; the net sings to a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a nest; the nest chases an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) nest (b) tomato (c) net (d) ant
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) attract bees (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a key; the key bounces onto an igloo; the igloo tickles a nest; the nest jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) igloo (b) owl (c) key (d) nest
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a far-off still tree (d) a blurry shape
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an igloo by the dining table, a jalebi by the bed, a whistle by the TV, an anchor by the kitchen, an inkpot by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) inkpot (b) whistle (c) igloo (d) anchor
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) harder to keep (c) easier to keep (d) useless
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) nose
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) make food using sunlight (c) turn into fruit (d) green, flat and thin
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) sugar (b) cat (c) elephant (d) eye
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
Answer key
- funny actions
- step 3
- step 3
- a pale, tiny dot
- taste sour
- sight
- one you know very well
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- link it to the next item
- book
- new words in a language
- holds up the leaves
- False
- a strong picture
- haathi
- ears
- False
- sound
- a strong picture
- take in water from soil
- bench
- a sock that smells awful
- hear the new word
- each link leads on
- the word’s meaning
- nest
- carries water upward
- nest
- a kite as big as a house
- put pictures at stops
- anchor
- find a sound-alike word
- easier to keep
- tongue
- a weak picture
- grow under the ground
- link it to the next item
- add more stops
- eye
- a giant pink elephant
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