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 of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a dull white wall (c) a list of words only (d) a normal-sized cup
- 2.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) your name
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a net by the school gate, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a pillow by the stairs, a key by the notice board, a duck by the classroom door. Where did you place the fan? (a) school gate (b) classroom door (c) notice board (d) teacher’s desk
- 4.🗺️ 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) carries food to parts (d) take in water from soil
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a pillow by the bus stop, a jalebi by the park gate, a banana by the post box, a jug by the banyan tree, a wallet by the fruit cart. Where did you place the pillow? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) post box (d) bus stop
- 6.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) a blank page
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) rice (c) mother (d) fish
- 8.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) keep it still (c) make it grey (d) make it small and plain
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 10.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) smell
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bus made of ice (d) a normal-sized cup
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a ball; the ball bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a van; the van crashes into a fan. Which item comes right before the van? (a) fan (b) ball (c) shoe (d) van
- 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a flower in a POOL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a violin by the playground, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the blackboard, a whistle by the library, an umbrella by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) umbrella (b) nest (c) ant (d) violin
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a flute by the banyan tree, an ant by the bus stop, a lemon by the post box, a monkey by the park gate, a net by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) net (b) lemon (c) monkey (d) ant
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) taste salty (c) taste sour (d) smell food
- 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 25.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 28.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) words are useless (d) they need no attention
- 29.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a key by the stairs, a watch by the classroom door, a frog by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the blackboard, a mango by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) key (b) frog (c) mango (d) flute
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) one key word per branch (c) long sentences (d) topic in the centre
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a radio by the playground, a tomato by the classroom door, an apple by the library, an inkpot by the blackboard, a drum by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the apple? (a) playground (b) blackboard (c) classroom door (d) library
- 39.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) feel hot and cold (c) feel a light touch (d) hear voices
Answer key
- a frog wearing a crown
- the main topic
- teacher’s desk
- carries food to parts
- bus stop
- a bird leaving a cage
- cat
- make it big and funny
- stem
- False
- sound
- the word’s meaning
- a bus made of ice
- shoe
- a flower in a POOL
- ant
- link it to the next item
- monkey
- a strong picture
- step 3
- step 3
- feel rough or smooth
- a good mind map
- a monkey in a BAND
- new words in a language
- a bright red flying cow
- sight
- images stick better
- one you know very well
- fix stops in order
- find a sound-alike word
- replay the story
- frog
- a strong picture
- stem
- link it to the next item
- long sentences
- library
- False
- smell flowers
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