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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a bucket by the slide, an anchor by the bench, a needle by the fruit cart, a glass by the park gate, a mango by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) anchor (d) needle
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a sock; the sock crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) cat (b) kettle (c) inkpot (d) sock
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) feel rough or smooth (c) read words (d) taste sour
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a blurry shape (d) a far-off still tree
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a flute by the swing, a watch by the fruit cart, a guava by the post box, a jalebi by the park gate, a fan by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jalebi (b) watch (c) fan (d) guava
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) tasting salty chips (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) stroking soft fur
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell food (b) hear music (c) see shapes (d) taste sour
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) have tiny pores (c) carries food to parts (d) grow under the ground
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) make seeds (c) carries water upward (d) take in water from soil
- 21.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) images stick better (c) words are useless (d) they are boring
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
- 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) dola (c) mez (d) neend
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) see colours (b) smell food (c) feel hot and cold (d) hear voices
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) touch
- 28.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it is longer (d) it needs no review
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bus made of ice
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a ladder; the ladder chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) monkey (b) igloo (c) ladder (d) coconut
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles an igloo; the igloo jumps over a vase; the vase sings to a lamp; the lamp sits on a ball. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) ball (b) lamp (c) ladder (d) igloo
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) read words (b) taste salty (c) taste sweet (d) smell food
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) school (c) key (d) mother
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) flower (c) fish (d) foot
- 36.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 37.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a van; the van chases a doll; the doll pulls a pillow; the pillow jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) van (c) doll (d) ball
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a goat; the goat rolls into a sock; the sock sings to a drum; the drum falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) flute (c) drum (d) goat
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a drum boom (c) hearing a whistle (d) tasting salty chips
Answer key
- glass
- the word’s meaning
- sock
- taste sour
- a poor mind map
- step 1
- hear the new word
- flowers
- a strong picture
- a sock that smells awful
- picture the first item
- fan
- smelling wet earth
- take in water from soil
- step 2
- hear music
- carries food to parts
- step 4
- each link leads on
- carries water upward
- False
- images stick better
- eyes
- that item is lost
- dola
- hear voices
- smell
- it shows how ideas link
- a normal-sized cup
- igloo
- sounds like the new word
- ladder
- smell food
- water
- table
- funny actions
- True
- van
- goat
- tasting salty chips
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