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 branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) skin (d) eyes
- 2.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a mango that sings (c) the word in small print (d) a list of words only
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a key; the key falls into a nest; the nest sits on a pencil; the pencil crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ball (b) key (c) pencil (d) nest
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
- 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a PIE under your foot
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) book (b) water (c) fish (d) monkey
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a van by the fruit cart, a duck by the post box, an owl by the swing, a spoon by the banyan tree, an ice cream by the park gate. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) duck (b) ice cream (c) van (d) owl
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a far-off still tree
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 15.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a far-off still tree (d) a normal-sized cup
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a frog by the bed, a flute by the kitchen, a mango by the TV, an inkpot by the sofa, a drum by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) frog (b) drum (c) mango (d) inkpot
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) chaand (c) billi (d) haathi
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a far-off still tree
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a drum boom (d) tasting salty chips
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into an apple; the apple sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) kettle (c) apple (d) lamp
- 25.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umbrella by the TV, a jug by the shoe rack, a rose by the sofa, a wallet by the door, a guava by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) rose (b) jug (c) umbrella (d) guava
- 30.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) a colour for each branch (c) details on small twigs (d) lines that link ideas
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a far-off still tree
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a dull white wall (d) a normal-sized cup
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 34.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) long sentences (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 36.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) a colour for each branch (d) ideas with no links
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umpire by the door, a violin by the TV, a banana by the sofa, an apple by the shoe rack, a kettle by the gate. What did you place by the sofa? (a) violin (b) banana (c) kettle (d) umpire
- 39.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on an igloo; the igloo rolls into a fan; the fan pulls a ball; the ball falls into a vase. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) igloo (b) apple (c) vase (d) ball
Answer key
- nose
- one you know very well
- a mango that sings
- step 2
- nest
- carries water upward
- funny actions
- picture the first item
- I AM eating a mango
- a good mind map
- monkey
- van
- a giant pink elephant
- smell
- False
- step 1
- a kite as big as a house
- mango
- link it to the next item
- the pen stirring tea
- mez
- a sock that smells awful
- seeing a glowing star
- tent
- True
- tongue
- step 3
- sight
- umbrella
- topic in a corner
- a far-off still tree
- a frog wearing a crown
- a plain grey box
- one key word per branch
- step 1
- False
- a colour for each branch
- banana
- that item is lost
- vase
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