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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) take in water from soil (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) long sentences (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 5.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a cat; the cat tickles a vase; the vase falls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) anchor (b) fan (c) van (d) cat
- 9.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) ideas with no links (c) a colour for each branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 10.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pencil that dances
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) hands in icy water (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) watching fireworks
- 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a coconut; the coconut chases an owl; the owl tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) umpire (b) coconut (c) lamp (d) pencil
- 15.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) sleep (b) sugar (c) water (d) book
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) smell
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an igloo by the park gate, a bucket by the banyan tree, an apple by the fruit cart, a pillow by the swing, a candle by the slide. Where did you place the bucket? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) slide (d) swing
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a shoe by the bed, an igloo by the TV, a tent by the kitchen, a jeep by the dining table, a net by the sofa. Where did you place the jeep? (a) dining table (b) kitchen (c) bed (d) sofa
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a dull white wall (c) a pencil that dances (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 21.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a whistle (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting salty chips
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 24.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 26.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) one key word per branch (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in the centre
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) the word in small print (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a rope by the fruit cart, a glass by the slide, an ant by the bench, a candle by the swing, a monkey by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ant (b) rope (c) candle (d) glass
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) turn into fruit (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a kite; the kite jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a guava; the guava tickles an umpire. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) umpire (c) guava (d) inkpot
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 37.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) water in a PAN (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) I NEED sleep
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the stairs, an umbrella by the school gate, a needle by the notice board, a tomato by the classroom door. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) notice board (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) school gate
Answer key
- a strong picture
- take in water from soil
- keep linking in order
- small doodles
- a funny, moving one
- step 2
- step 3
- anchor
- a colour for each branch
- a pencil that dances
- link it to the next item
- hearing a dog bark
- replay the story
- umpire
- to keep the order
- book
- touch
- banyan tree
- dining table
- a dull white wall
- False
- seeing a glowing star
- flowers
- True
- choose a place you know
- tiny, cramped writing
- the pen stirring tea
- a giant pink elephant
- touch
- ant
- step 3
- turn into fruit
- inkpot
- a strong picture
- funny actions
- stem
- new words in a language
- I NEED sleep
- link it to the meaning
- stairs
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