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 “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) make seeds (d) green, flat and thin
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a mirror; the mirror pulls a glass; the glass crashes into a cat; the cat tickles a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) ant (b) glass (c) cat (d) mirror
- 5.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a fan by the dining table, a van by the shoe rack, a violin by the TV, a duck by the sofa, a lemon by the door. Where did you place the duck? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
- 11.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a dull white wall
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a blurry shape
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 16.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a drum; the drum tickles a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) lemon (b) pillow (c) drum (d) anchor
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an anchor by the sofa, a spoon by the dining table, a jug by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the kitchen, an urn by the TV. Where did you place the anchor? (a) TV (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) sofa
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) taste
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) hear music (c) feel a light touch (d) read words
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hearing a dog bark (c) seeing a glowing star (d) stroking soft fur
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) the word in small print (c) a plain grey box (d) a normal-sized cup
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) nose (d) ears
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) tree (b) key (c) flower (d) eye
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) attract bees (b) green, flat and thin (c) make food using sunlight (d) holds up the leaves
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 31.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) your name
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) taste (c) smell (d) sound
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) the word in small print (c) a mango that sings (d) a far-off still tree
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a mango that sings (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bus made of ice
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jalebi by the door, a ladder by the gate, an urn by the sofa, a mango by the TV, a jug by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) jalebi (b) mango (c) urn (d) ladder
- 40.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) lines that link ideas (c) small doodles (d) one key word per branch
Answer key
- make seeds
- step 1
- touch
- cat
- easier to keep
- step 4
- carries water upward
- funny actions
- replay the story
- sofa
- a sock that smells awful
- sight
- sounds like the new word
- a pencil that dances
- keep linking in order
- to keep the order
- the pen stirring tea
- anchor
- sofa
- touch
- taste
- feel a light touch
- seeing a glowing star
- a kite as big as a house
- nose
- eye
- attract bees
- sight
- keep linking in order
- the word’s meaning
- the main topic
- roots
- smell
- a mango that sings
- a normal-sized cup
- link it to the next item
- make it big and funny
- a KNOCK on the nose
- ladder
- topic in a corner
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