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.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls an owl; the owl tickles an onion; the onion sits on a tomato. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) owl (b) banana (c) onion (d) wallet
- 2.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pencil that dances (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 4.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) smelling wet earth
- 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a ladder by the TV, a spoon by the bed, an umpire by the sofa, a guava by the kitchen, a van by the dining table. Where did you place the guava? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) bed (d) TV
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) long sentences (c) lines that link ideas (d) a colour for each branch
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 11.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hands in icy water (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting bitter karela
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling jasmine (c) hearing a drum boom (d) tasting raw mango
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 14.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an apple by the notice board, a vase by the stairs, an anchor by the classroom door, a lamp by the blackboard, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) vase (b) anchor (c) ice cream (d) apple
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 17.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) all in one colour (c) copying a whole page (d) a colour for each branch
- 18.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a flute by the dining table, a tomato by the TV, a sock by the sofa, a ladder by the kitchen, a nest by the shoe rack. Where did you place the nest? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) school (b) water (c) mango (d) tree
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an inkpot by the sofa, a spoon by the dining table, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a bucket by the door, a tomato by the TV. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) dining table
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a doll; the doll tickles a cat; the cat falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) cat (b) anchor (c) doll (d) rose
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 24.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a far-off still tree (c) a dull white wall (d) a mango that sings
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) I NEED sleep (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a nest; the nest pulls a guava; the guava sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) monkey (d) guava
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting salty chips (b) tasting raw mango (c) stroking soft fur (d) watching fireworks
- 33.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) a colour for each branch (c) lines that link ideas (d) one key word per branch
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) sugar (d) book
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a mango by the library, a watch by the classroom door, a cat by the blackboard, a jug by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the playground. Where did you place the jug? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) blackboard (d) library
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a glass; the glass pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) glass (c) net (d) sock
Answer key
- wallet
- put pictures at stops
- a normal-sized cup
- a funny, moving one
- seeing a glowing star
- replay the story
- kitchen
- step 4
- long sentences
- stem
- tasting bitter karela
- smelling jasmine
- a plain grey box
- True
- apple
- sight
- a colour for each branch
- True
- shoe rack
- tree
- shoe rack
- doll
- the word’s meaning
- a mango that sings
- hear the new word
- link it to the next item
- a monkey in a BAND
- guava
- False
- step 2
- a school in a SHAWL
- watching fireworks
- tiny, cramped writing
- False
- a strong picture
- sugar
- leaves
- teacher’s desk
- picture the first item
- onion
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