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.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 2.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) the letters only (d) a blank page
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) make seeds
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) key (b) cat (c) monkey (d) flower
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto an owl; the owl rolls into a van; the van sits on a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) owl (c) cat (d) lemon
- 7.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) banana (d) honesty
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jug by the TV, an umpire by the kitchen, a whistle by the sofa, a tent by the shoe rack, a monkey by the dining table. Where did you place the jug? (a) dining table (b) kitchen (c) TV (d) sofa
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a mirror; the mirror rolls into a bucket; the bucket falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) orange (c) flute (d) jeep
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 14.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a jeep; the jeep tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) net (c) parrot (d) jeep
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a key by the shoe rack, an owl by the door, a van by the sofa, a flute by the dining table, a vase by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) flute (b) key (c) vase (d) owl
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a pencil; the pencil chases a rose; the rose pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) jalebi (b) rose (c) pencil (d) ant
- 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mango (b) sleep (c) mother (d) eye
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a far-off still tree (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a giant pink elephant
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a far-off still tree (d) a sock that smells awful
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a spoon; the spoon falls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a fan. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) spoon (b) lamp (c) umbrella (d) vase
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) ears
- 29.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) see shapes (c) hear voices (d) hear a bell
- 31.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a needle by the banyan tree, a frog by the park gate, a fan by the fruit cart, a nest by the post box, a net by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) fan (b) nest (c) needle (d) net
- 35.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling wet earth (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a dog bark
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) long sentences (d) lines that link ideas
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a dull white wall (c) a mango that sings (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
Answer key
- easier to keep
- a bird leaving a cage
- grow under the ground
- cat
- a strong picture
- ball
- honesty
- step 3
- TV
- orange
- step 2
- each link leads on
- fix stops in order
- redraw it from memory
- net
- sound
- link it to the meaning
- the pen stirring tea
- step 4
- owl
- rose
- a flower in a POOL
- mother
- a far-off still tree
- keep linking in order
- a far-off still tree
- lamp
- ears
- make it big and funny
- see shapes
- False
- False
- leaves
- fan
- False
- smelling wet earth
- lines that link ideas
- a dull white wall
- replay the story
- carries food to parts
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