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 memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling jasmine (c) hearing a drum boom (d) tasting salty chips
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a net by the shoe rack, a whistle by the TV, a jeep by the door, a watch by the gate, a tent by the sofa. Where did you place the tent? (a) gate (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) door
- 4.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) one key word per branch (c) copying a whole page (d) all in one colour
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a net; the net jumps over a candle; the candle pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) candle (b) net (c) monkey (d) spoon
- 8.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 9.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) key (b) book (c) fish (d) sugar
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) book (b) rice (c) monkey (d) elephant
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 14.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a radio; the radio rolls into an owl; the owl sits on a drum; the drum falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) owl (c) watch (d) sock
- 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a wallet; the wallet chases a radio; the radio bounces onto a jug; the jug crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) radio (b) owl (c) wallet (d) frog
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a frog; the frog sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a cat. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) frog (b) cat (c) bucket (d) umpire
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a fan; the fan chases a rose; the rose falls into a nest; the nest rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) nest (b) umbrella (c) rose (d) pencil
- 20.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) ears (d) nose
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) hold the plant firm (c) holds up the leaves (d) have tiny pores
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) copying a whole page (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in the centre
- 29.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 30.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 33.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in a corner (c) ideas with no links (d) long sentences
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a mango that sings (c) a plain grey box (d) a giant pink elephant
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 38.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it saves ink
- 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) water in a PAN (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a MAZE on a table
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- tasting salty chips
- a pale, tiny dot
- sofa
- one key word per branch
- stem
- step 2
- net
- choose a place you know
- False
- book
- the word’s meaning
- monkey
- find a sound-alike word
- to keep the order
- owl
- each link leads on
- radio
- umpire
- nest
- one you know very well
- nose
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- smell
- have tiny pores
- a weak picture
- hear the new word
- copying a whole page
- the pen stirring tea
- that item is lost
- choose a place you know
- flowers
- False
- a bird leaving a cage
- a colour for each branch
- a plain grey box
- choose a place you know
- quick to see and recall
- water in a PAN
- put pictures at stops
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