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 mango that sings (b) a plain grey box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 2.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it needs no review (c) it hides the ideas (d) it is longer
- 3.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 6.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) banana (c) elephant (d) rocket
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a mango; the mango sits on a candle; the candle chases a nest; the nest tickles a kite. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) kite (b) candle (c) nest (d) sock
- 8.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 11.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a candle; the candle tickles a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a coconut; the coconut falls into a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) jalebi (c) van (d) candle
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) aam (c) paani (d) shala
- 15.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 16.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) the word in small print (c) a pencil that dances (d) a plain grey box
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 21.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a wallet; the wallet pulls a needle; the needle rolls into a radio. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) shoe (b) wallet (c) needle (d) owl
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a pencil by the classroom door, a mirror by the stairs, a monkey by the notice board, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) guava (b) pencil (c) mirror (d) doll
- 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hands in icy water (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting raw mango (d) hearing a whistle
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 27.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a jeep; the jeep sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into a violin; the violin jumps over a rose. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) violin (c) vase (d) jeep
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) carries food to parts (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an ice cream by the shoe rack, a needle by the kitchen, a candle by the sofa, a sock by the TV, a duck by the dining table. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) kitchen (b) dining table (c) TV (d) shoe rack
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a violin; the violin rolls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a doll; the doll pulls an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) lemon (c) apple (d) shoe
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) have tiny pores (d) turn into fruit
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) taste salty (c) smell smoke (d) see shapes
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) make seeds (c) holds up the leaves (d) hold the plant firm
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
Answer key
- a mango that sings
- it shows how ideas link
- images stick better
- step 3
- smell
- honesty
- nest
- choose a place you know
- a strong picture
- stem
- False
- choose a place you know
- van
- aam
- a good mind map
- choose a place you know
- True
- False
- a pencil that dances
- picture the first item
- False
- shoe
- mirror
- replay the story
- hearing a whistle
- hear the new word
- True
- keep linking in order
- jeep
- step 1
- carries food to parts
- shoe rack
- shoe
- turn into fruit
- False
- feel rough or smooth
- step 3
- hold the plant firm
- sight
- a strong picture
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