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 sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a blurry shape (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a plain grey box
- 3.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a needle; the needle bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a pencil; the pencil sits on a guava. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) jalebi (b) needle (c) glass (d) guava
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) water in a PAN (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) smelling jasmine (c) hearing a dog bark (d) watching fireworks
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) mother (b) cloud (c) water (d) mango
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a banana; the banana sings to a van; the van crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a mango. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) banana (b) jalebi (c) van (d) mango
- 13.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) school (b) foot (c) moon (d) elephant
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into an ant; the ant pulls a ladder; the ladder rolls into a duck; the duck jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) kite (b) ladder (c) duck (d) wallet
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 20.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a guava; the guava tickles a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) wallet (c) guava (d) sock
- 22.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a blank page (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a ball by the sofa, an umpire by the door, a glass by the dining table, a duck by the TV, an ice cream by the shoe rack. What did you place by the door? (a) umpire (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) duck
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a lamp; the lamp tickles a candle; the candle jumps over a parrot; the parrot sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) mirror (b) parrot (c) monkey (d) lamp
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a bus made of ice (d) a normal-sized cup
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) ears
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) hold the plant firm (d) have tiny pores
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a far-off still tree
- 31.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the dining table, a ladder by the kitchen, a needle by the bed, a wallet by the sofa, a net by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) needle (b) net (c) wallet (d) ladder
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) make food using sunlight (d) carries water upward
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a whistle (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling a stinky sock
Answer key
- sound
- a bright red flying cow
- images stick better
- jalebi
- step 2
- roots
- fix stops in order
- I NEED sleep
- picture the first item
- hearing a dog bark
- cloud
- banana
- one you know very well
- school
- eyes
- ladder
- taste
- each link leads on
- that item is lost
- True
- sock
- a bird leaving a cage
- link it to the next item
- umpire
- mirror
- the pen stirring tea
- a normal-sized cup
- ears
- hold the plant firm
- a far-off still tree
- the method of loci
- ladder
- keep linking in order
- a strong picture
- a funny, moving one
- make food using sunlight
- step 2
- touch
- choose a place you know
- tasting raw mango
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