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.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) keep it still (c) make it small and plain (d) make it grey
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) eyes (d) nose
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 7.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 9.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it hides the ideas (c) it needs no review (d) it is longer
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a net; the net tickles a duck; the duck crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) rope (b) violin (c) net (d) kettle
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) watching fireworks (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 16.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mirror by the sofa, an igloo by the shoe rack, a banana by the gate, a parrot by the door, a monkey by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) monkey (b) mirror (c) banana (d) parrot
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) ears (d) tongue
- 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a drum boom
- 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) I NEED sleep (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) sleep (b) mango (c) elephant (d) cat
- 26.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) baadal (c) kitaab (d) chaabi
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) feel rough or smooth (c) hear music (d) feel hot and cold
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a key; the key tickles an urn; the urn bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) orange (c) urn (d) key
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 35.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a candle by the TV, a tiger by the sofa, a radio by the kitchen, a monkey by the dining table, an orange by the shoe rack. Where did you place the orange? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) TV
- 37.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) cat (b) cloud (c) eye (d) moon
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) hold the plant firm (d) carries water upward
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) tongue (d) nose
Answer key
- make it big and funny
- smell
- the word’s meaning
- eyes
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- True
- honesty
- it shows how ideas link
- a strong picture
- the pen stirring tea
- hear the new word
- net
- feeling a prickly cactus
- a list of words only
- a good mind map
- parrot
- tongue
- replay the story
- seeing a red kite fly
- a funny, moving one
- hear the new word
- an elephant with HOT tea
- a strong picture
- elephant
- False
- True
- chaabi
- sight
- hear music
- leaves
- step 3
- key
- step 2
- new words in a language
- shoe rack
- False
- eye
- carries water upward
- nose
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