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 sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 3.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) all in one colour (c) topic in the centre (d) copying a whole page
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a needle by the banyan tree, an ant by the park gate, a doll by the post box, a wallet by the fruit cart, a cat by the swing. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) cat (b) needle (c) wallet (d) doll
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over a parrot; the parrot tickles a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) candle (c) parrot (d) ant
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) have tiny pores (c) make food using sunlight (d) grow under the ground
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a flute; the flute tickles an urn; the urn falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) duck (d) shoe
- 12.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a radio; the radio falls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) van (b) radio (c) umbrella (d) anchor
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in a corner
- 19.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 20.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 24.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) skin
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) nose
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 29.🔗 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
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into a ladder; the ladder chases a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) igloo (c) radio (d) nest
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) I NEED sleep
- 33.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) all in one colour (c) copying a whole page (d) details on small twigs
- 34.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) fish (b) sleep (c) monkey (d) tree
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a dull white wall (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) take in water from soil (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a jalebi by the park gate, a banana by the swing, a pencil by the slide, an anchor by the fruit cart, a doll by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) anchor (b) pencil (c) banana (d) jalebi
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
Answer key
- touch
- a weak picture
- topic in the centre
- picture the first item
- needle
- mirror
- carries food to parts
- choose a place you know
- step 1
- a MAZE on a table
- urn
- to keep the order
- anchor
- step 1
- step 2
- a strong picture
- smell
- topic in a corner
- honesty
- the method of loci
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- picture the first item
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- skin
- eyes
- a strong picture
- a book in a KIT bag
- link it to the next item
- fix stops in order
- nest
- I NEED sleep
- details on small twigs
- that item is lost
- monkey
- a pencil that dances
- take in water from soil
- jalebi
- roots
- leaves
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