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.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on an umpire; the umpire rolls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) whistle (c) glass (d) ball
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) attract bees (c) turn into fruit (d) holds up the leaves
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a whistle (c) hearing a drum boom (d) hands in icy water
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a plain grey box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a giant pink elephant
- 6.🗺️ 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) carries food to parts (d) grow under the ground
- 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) the word in small print
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kite by the teacher’s desk, a net by the blackboard, a tomato by the library, a candle by the stairs, a duck by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) tomato (b) duck (c) kite (d) candle
- 10.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) colour it again
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell food (b) feel hot and cold (c) taste salty (d) hear voices
- 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) water in a PAN (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch (d) taste
- 16.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) all in one colour (d) topic in the centre
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a jug; the jug sits on a glass; the glass falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) pencil (c) tiger (d) glass
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 23.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a tent; the tent jumps over an ant; the ant rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) ant (b) apple (c) tent (d) pillow
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries water upward (c) make food using sunlight (d) attract bees
- 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a mango; the mango bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) mango (c) tiger (d) rope
- 31.🗺️ 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) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 32.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 33.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) useless (c) easier to keep (d) too slow
- 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) smelling jasmine (c) stroking soft fur (d) tasting bitter karela
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) ears (d) eyes
- 40.🗺️ 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) carries water upward (d) make food using sunlight
Answer key
- glass
- False
- holds up the leaves
- hands in icy water
- a plain grey box
- grow under the ground
- the word in small print
- step 1
- kite
- redraw it from memory
- hear the new word
- step 3
- hear voices
- water in a PAN
- smell
- False
- topic in the centre
- pencil
- put pictures at stops
- the word’s meaning
- step 4
- step 2
- make it big and funny
- apple
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- choose a place you know
- carries water upward
- replay the story
- rope
- turn into fruit
- later today and tomorrow
- easier to keep
- each link leads on
- hear the new word
- tasting bitter karela
- put pictures at stops
- topic in the centre
- tongue
- carries water upward
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