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 sock that smells awful (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a mango that sings (d) a blurry shape
- 2.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) easier to keep (c) harder to keep (d) useless
- 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in the centre (d) a colour for each branch
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a frog by the school gate, an owl by the stairs, a tent by the notice board, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a van by the classroom door. Where did you place the owl? (a) teacher’s desk (b) school gate (c) classroom door (d) stairs
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a plain grey box (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a giant pink elephant
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hands in icy water (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a bus made of ice (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
- 14.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) topic in the centre (c) topic in a corner (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 15.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 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.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 19.🗺️ 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) green, flat and thin (d) hold the plant firm
- 20.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
- 23.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight (d) sound
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a watch; the watch sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) flute (c) watch (d) umpire
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 29.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a sock; the sock sings to a candle; the candle sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a tent. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) sock (b) tent (c) pillow (d) jalebi
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting raw mango
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) water in a PAN (d) a flower in a POOL
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
Answer key
- a blurry shape
- easier to keep
- the pen stirring tea
- step 4
- link it to the meaning
- each link leads on
- ideas with no links
- step 4
- stairs
- taste
- a plain grey box
- hearing a drum boom
- the word in small print
- topic in the centre
- a good mind map
- funny actions
- link it to the meaning
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- hold the plant firm
- a funny, moving one
- link it to the next item
- a pencil that dances
- True
- sound
- make seeds
- step 1
- guava
- fix stops in order
- yes, with new pictures
- picture the first item
- jalebi
- a strong picture
- a flower in a POOL
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- watching fireworks
- a strong picture
- find a sound-alike word
- water in a PAN
- sound
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