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) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a kite; the kite bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on an ant; the ant jumps over a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) frog (c) ant (d) inkpot
- 3.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a plain box (d) the word “umbrella”
- 4.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) details on small twigs (c) a colour for each branch (d) all in one colour
- 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a plain grey box (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a far-off still tree
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) the word in small print (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries water upward (c) attract bees (d) turn into fruit
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) mez (c) machhli (d) paani
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 14.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) topic in a corner (c) long sentences (d) topic in the centre
- 16.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) long sentences (c) lines that link ideas (d) copying a whole page
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pencil that dances (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a plain grey box
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) shala (c) aam (d) chaabi
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 21.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) quick to see and recall (d) it looks empty
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a tomato; the tomato tickles a kite; the kite crashes into a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) jug (c) drum (d) kite
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a banana by the kitchen, a rope by the dining table, a frog by the TV, an inkpot by the shoe rack, a tent by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) rope (b) frog (c) tent (d) inkpot
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) green, flat and thin (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 26.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) throw it away
- 27.🗣️ 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
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a giant pink elephant
- 30.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 31.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 32.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a mango that sings (c) a blurry shape (d) a far-off still tree
- 34.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 36.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a jeep by the fruit cart, a shoe by the slide, a frog by the bench, a wallet by the swing, a flute by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) frog (b) jeep (c) flute (d) shoe
- 40.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- touch
- inkpot
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- one you know very well
- all in one colour
- each link leads on
- a sock that smells awful
- a laughing tiffin box
- link it to the next item
- carries water upward
- mez
- a weak picture
- put pictures at stops
- to keep the order
- topic in the centre
- lines that link ideas
- a plain grey box
- a good mind map
- chaand
- a strong picture
- quick to see and recall
- drum
- tent
- step 1
- green, flat and thin
- redraw it from memory
- link it to the meaning
- put pictures at stops
- a list of words only
- the method of loci
- add more stops
- a funny, moving one
- a mango that sings
- False
- an elephant with HOT tea
- new words in a language
- choose a place you know
- False
- frog
- True
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