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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a glass by the dining table, a mango by the shoe rack, a shoe by the door, a needle by the TV, an inkpot by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) shoe (b) needle (c) inkpot (d) mango
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) eyes (d) ears
- 5.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a tent by the bus stop, a flute by the banyan tree, an igloo by the park gate, a needle by the post box, a rose by the fruit cart. Where did you place the needle? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) post box
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a mango that sings (d) a bright red flying cow
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) ped (c) aam (d) naak
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) watching fireworks (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling jasmine (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a dog bark (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 16.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hands in icy water (c) seeing a glowing star (d) smelling wet earth
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) a sock that smells awful
- 19.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) skin (d) ears
- 21.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) redraw it from memory (c) colour it again (d) throw it away
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 23.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a sock that smells awful
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make seeds (b) carries water upward (c) have tiny pores (d) turn into fruit
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an umpire by the blackboard, a frog by the classroom door, a candle by the playground, a violin by the library, a banana by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) banana (b) frog (c) candle (d) umpire
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) hear music (c) see colours (d) smell food
- 35.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a kettle; the kettle rolls into a shoe; the shoe chases a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) watch (c) guava (d) shoe
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 38.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a whistle (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a red kite fly
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- mango
- nose
- False
- step 4
- post box
- leaves
- a list of words only
- haathi
- step 3
- step 3
- feeling a prickly cactus
- step 2
- smelling a stinky sock
- True
- hands in icy water
- a sock that smells awful
- True
- skin
- redraw it from memory
- tasting raw mango
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- a blurry shape
- have tiny pores
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
- hear the new word
- sounds like the new word
- choose a place you know
- frog
- hear music
- False
- watch
- leaves
- False
- a weak picture
- stroking soft fur
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