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 “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) attract bees (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a dog bark
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a dull white wall (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a van; the van sits on a lamp; the lamp rolls into a pencil; the pencil falls into a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) pencil (c) ant (d) van
- 5.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) easier to keep (c) harder to keep (d) too slow
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a drum by the shoe rack, a van by the sofa, a coconut by the kitchen, a guava by the TV, an orange by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) drum (b) orange (c) coconut (d) guava
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a parrot; the parrot pulls a needle; the needle tickles a candle; the candle sits on a kite. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) kite (c) umpire (d) needle
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) stroking soft fur (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) seeing a glowing star
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 17.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a list of words only (c) a pencil that dances (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 20.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) the word in small print (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) mango (c) sugar (d) cat
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) make food using sunlight (d) carries food to parts
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles an umpire; the umpire bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a banana; the banana rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) frog (c) banana (d) umpire
- 26.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a BAT made of rice
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a fan; the fan jumps over a tent; the tent tickles a candle; the candle sits on a mango. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) mango (c) fan (d) candle
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a glass; the glass falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) radio (b) key (c) igloo (d) glass
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a rope by the stairs, a key by the classroom door, a rose by the school gate, a mango by the notice board, a coconut by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the key? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) notice board
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) hearing a dog bark (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling jasmine
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- hold the plant firm
- hands in icy water
- a dull white wall
- van
- easier to keep
- a strong picture
- link it to the meaning
- orange
- touch
- new words in a language
- a strong picture
- one you know very well
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- umpire
- stroking soft fur
- step 3
- a poor mind map
- a list of words only
- smell
- a pencil that dances
- water
- picture the first item
- carries food to parts
- keep linking in order
- umpire
- a BAT made of rice
- step 2
- fan
- picture the first item
- False
- key
- a strong picture
- classroom door
- smelling jasmine
- a weak picture
- keep linking in order
- taste
- False
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
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