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 is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pencil that dances (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) long sentences (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) copying a whole page
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 4.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it is longer (d) it hides the ideas
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) sound (c) smell (d) taste
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a van; the van chases a bucket; the bucket pulls a jug. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) igloo (b) bucket (c) van (d) jeep
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 9.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 10.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) the word in small print (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pencil that dances
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a frog; the frog chases a tiger; the tiger sings to a flute; the flute falls into a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) needle (b) jeep (c) frog (d) flute
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 17.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
- 18.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 20.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) nothing at all (c) the letters only (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling wet earth (d) stroking soft fur
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) feel hot and cold (c) smell food (d) hear music
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a nest by the fruit cart, a bucket by the park gate, a spoon by the post box, a parrot by the bus stop, a tent by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) bucket (d) tent
- 27.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) tasting bitter karela (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a dog bark
- 29.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) easier to keep (c) useless (d) too slow
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a mango that sings (c) a list of words only (d) the word in small print
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a drum boom (c) tasting salty chips (d) seeing a glowing star
- 32.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) no reason
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a mango by the library, an owl by the classroom door, a frog by the blackboard, a drum by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the stairs. What did you place by the stairs? (a) mango (b) owl (c) spoon (d) frog
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 37.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 39.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant key pulls a whistle; the whistle rolls into a duck; the duck sits on an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) net (c) key (d) duck
Answer key
- a list of words only
- details on small twigs
- tongue
- it shows how ideas link
- sound
- igloo
- keep linking in order
- an elephant with HOT tea
- a poor mind map
- False
- a good mind map
- the word in small print
- hear the new word
- jeep
- link it to the next item
- taste
- yes, with new pictures
- True
- roots
- a bird leaving a cage
- smelling wet earth
- step 1
- funny actions
- hear music
- step 1
- bucket
- make it big and funny
- tasting bitter karela
- easier to keep
- a mango that sings
- tasting salty chips
- quick to see and recall
- choose a place you know
- spoon
- picture the first item
- step 2
- True
- the word’s meaning
- one you know very well
- duck
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