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 of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) the word in small print
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) long sentences (c) copying a whole page (d) ideas with no links
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) lines that link ideas (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in a corner
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) touch
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting salty chips
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) carries water upward (d) have tiny pores
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a guava by the park gate, a candle by the bus stop, a glass by the banyan tree, a lamp by the post box, a violin by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) glass (b) violin (c) lamp (d) candle
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) all in one colour (c) long sentences (d) topic in the centre
- 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) I AM eating a mango (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sings to an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) coconut (b) umbrella (c) ladder (d) banana
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 18.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) elephant (c) banana (d) rocket
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hearing a whistle (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a dog bark
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) ideas with no links (c) long sentences (d) one key word per branch
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a normal-sized cup (c) the word in small print (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 24.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sings to a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) ant (c) doll (d) owl
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a sock that smells awful
- 30.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) holds up the leaves (c) grow under the ground (d) make food using sunlight
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a drum boom
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a blurry shape (d) a mango that sings
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) green, flat and thin (c) grow under the ground (d) make food using sunlight
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) tasting salty chips (c) stroking soft fur (d) hearing a drum boom
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a fan; the fan pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) coconut (c) cat (d) jalebi
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) seeing a glowing star (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling jasmine
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a candle; the candle chases a jeep; the jeep tickles an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) parrot (c) candle (d) jeep
Answer key
- the word in small print
- small doodles
- lines that link ideas
- touch
- step 3
- smelling wet earth
- have tiny pores
- choose a place you know
- a good mind map
- step 3
- lamp
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- topic in the centre
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- ladder
- stem
- honesty
- watching fireworks
- one you know very well
- one key word per branch
- a bus made of ice
- touch
- new words in a language
- step 2
- owl
- choose a place you know
- later today and tomorrow
- a pale, tiny dot
- a funny, moving one
- hear the new word
- holds up the leaves
- hearing a drum boom
- a blurry shape
- grow under the ground
- tasting salty chips
- keep linking in order
- jalebi
- seeing a glowing star
- candle
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