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 word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a banana by the banyan tree, a jug by the swing, a goat by the post box, a violin by the fruit cart, a coconut by the park gate. What did you place by the swing? (a) violin (b) goat (c) jug (d) coconut
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) hold the plant firm (d) make food using sunlight
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a vase; the vase crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a frog; the frog jumps over a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) vase (c) ant (d) frog
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a ball; the ball rolls into a watch; the watch sings to a cat; the cat falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) ball (b) watch (c) cat (d) tent
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a sock; the sock chases a flute; the flute bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) monkey (c) ball (d) flute
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a watch; the watch sits on a net; the net chases a mirror; the mirror sings to a duck. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) watch (b) net (c) mirror (d) pillow
- 10.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 11.🗺️ 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) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) attract bees
- 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a fan by the blackboard, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the library, a pencil by the classroom door, a wallet by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) fan (b) lemon (c) kite (d) wallet
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) make seeds (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
- 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) paani (c) baadal (d) paay
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a blurry shape (d) a plain grey box
- 23.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) taste salty (c) see shapes (d) read words
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a pencil that dances (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a giant pink elephant
- 27.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) copying a whole page (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) tongue (d) ears
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) green, flat and thin
- 33.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a dog bark (d) hearing a whistle
- 36.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) they are boring (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a bus made of ice (d) a giant pink elephant
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
Answer key
- honesty
- jug
- step 2
- hold the plant firm
- vase
- watch
- ball
- False
- net
- a plain grey box
- attract bees
- later today and tomorrow
- a strong picture
- step 1
- wallet
- step 1
- step 4
- carries water upward
- new words in a language
- paay
- sound
- a bright red flying cow
- one you know very well
- taste salty
- step 2
- the word in small print
- yes, with new pictures
- a strong picture
- one key word per branch
- step 1
- ears
- green, flat and thin
- False
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- tasting bitter karela
- images stick better
- a dull white wall
- a strong picture
- step 4
- flowers
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