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 word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) honesty (d) elephant
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 3.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a nest; the nest sings to a candle; the candle sits on a fan; the fan bounces onto a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) nest (c) jug (d) candle
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) attract bees (d) carries food to parts
- 7.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it hides the ideas (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it needs no review
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) take in water from soil (c) have tiny pores (d) holds up the leaves
- 10.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a whistle; the whistle chases a goat; the goat rolls into an orange; the orange pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) orange (b) drum (c) anchor (d) goat
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) eye (b) flower (c) rice (d) mother
- 15.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell food (b) see colours (c) taste sweet (d) taste sour
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a flute by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the post box, an orange by the swing, a van by the banyan tree, a net by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) orange (b) ice cream (c) net (d) van
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a lamp; the lamp sings to a candle; the candle rolls into a glass; the glass tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the key? (a) lamp (b) glass (c) mirror (d) candle
- 20.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it grey (c) make it big and funny (d) keep it still
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) long sentences (c) a colour for each branch (d) one key word per branch
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 25.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) copying a whole page (c) lines that link ideas (d) ideas with no links
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see shapes (b) taste sour (c) smell food (d) taste salty
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting bitter karela (d) tasting raw mango
- 36.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a plain grey box
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 39.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a dull white wall (d) a giant pink elephant
Answer key
- honesty
- a strong picture
- False
- nest
- step 2
- attract bees
- it shows how ideas link
- a strong picture
- holds up the leaves
- fix stops in order
- replay the story
- find a sound-alike word
- goat
- rice
- a good mind map
- see colours
- a weak picture
- net
- lamp
- make it big and funny
- choose a place you know
- long sentences
- an elephant with HOT tea
- touch
- lines that link ideas
- step 4
- each link leads on
- step 1
- step 4
- hear the new word
- smell food
- roots
- link it to the next item
- False
- stroking soft fur
- True
- a plain grey box
- step 1
- that item is lost
- a giant pink elephant
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