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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) smell flowers (c) feel rough or smooth (d) taste salty
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) aai (c) phool (d) aam
- 3.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) rocket (c) honesty (d) banana
- 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) attract bees (b) take in water from soil (c) have tiny pores (d) hold the plant firm
- 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) a mango that sings (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a far-off still tree (c) a mango that sings (d) a sock that smells awful
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) watching fireworks (c) tasting bitter karela (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a jug; the jug jumps over an igloo; the igloo crashes into a flute; the flute chases a lemon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) jug (c) flute (d) lemon
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) turn into fruit (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 20.🔍 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 kite as big as a house
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a candle; the candle pulls a kettle; the kettle tickles a tent; the tent jumps over a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) violin (c) candle (d) orange
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a doll by the notice board, an igloo by the classroom door, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a bucket by the stairs, a frog by the blackboard. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) teacher’s desk (b) notice board (c) blackboard (d) stairs
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 24.🗺️ 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 water upward (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries food to parts
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) cat (c) cloud (d) sleep
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) mother (b) book (c) water (d) flower
- 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a blurry shape
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a whistle (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting bitter karela (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) easier to keep (c) useless (d) harder to keep
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a doll; the doll tickles a lemon; the lemon jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) doll (b) rose (c) orange (d) lemon
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) hear voices (c) feel hot and cold (d) hear a bell
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
Answer key
- taste salty
- aam
- True
- honesty
- that item is lost
- have tiny pores
- a far-off still tree
- the word’s meaning
- a strong picture
- yes, with new pictures
- a far-off still tree
- smelling wet earth
- put pictures at stops
- lemon
- turn into fruit
- the pen stirring tea
- keep linking in order
- a strong picture
- funny actions
- a kite as big as a house
- tent
- teacher’s desk
- leaves
- green, flat and thin
- rice
- flower
- a giant pink elephant
- feeling a prickly cactus
- step 4
- step 4
- sounds like the new word
- choose a place you know
- False
- False
- easier to keep
- lemon
- feel hot and cold
- hear the new word
- replay the story
- step 1
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