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: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 10.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 13.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a drum by the notice board, a sock by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the school gate, a lamp by the stairs, a duck by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) igloo (b) duck (c) drum (d) lamp
- 15.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) details on small twigs (c) lines that link ideas (d) long sentences
- 16.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) nothing at all (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an ice cream by the sofa, a ball by the TV, a goat by the dining table, a doll by the kitchen, a needle by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) needle (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) goat
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a list of words only
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an anchor by the dining table, an onion by the bed, an ice cream by the kitchen, an umpire by the sofa, an umbrella by the TV. Where did you place the onion? (a) TV (b) bed (c) sofa (d) dining table
- 22.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a blurry shape
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an apple; the apple jumps over a lamp; the lamp sings to a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) lamp (c) frog (d) jalebi
- 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a PIE under your foot
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) the word in small print
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 30.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) a small detail (c) your name (d) the main topic
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a glass by the classroom door, an inkpot by the stairs, a frog by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the school gate, an ant by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) frog (b) duck (c) glass (d) inkpot
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling jasmine (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) hearing a whistle (d) watching fireworks
- 33.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) key (b) mango (c) moon (d) elephant
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a list of words only (d) a bus made of ice
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a lemon; the lemon pulls a spoon; the spoon tickles a rose; the rose sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) urn (b) lemon (c) spoon (d) lamp
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a rope; the rope rolls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an orange; the orange pulls a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) orange (c) key (d) pencil
Answer key
- sight
- put pictures at stops
- a weak picture
- step 3
- smell
- a strong picture
- roots
- sight
- step 2
- False
- step 4
- a strong picture
- make it big and funny
- duck
- long sentences
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 1
- needle
- step 2
- a sock that smells awful
- bed
- honesty
- each link leads on
- a blurry shape
- apple
- a tree on a note PAD
- choose a place you know
- the word in small print
- a frog wearing a crown
- the main topic
- glass
- hearing a whistle
- True
- a weak picture
- later today and tomorrow
- leaves
- mango
- a list of words only
- lemon
- orange
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