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 “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) feel hot and cold (c) taste sweet (d) hear a bell
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a mango that sings (d) a sock that smells awful
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 5.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) colour it again (c) frame it (d) throw it away
- 8.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 10.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 11.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I NEED sleep
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pencil that dances
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a van by the gate, a nest by the TV, a needle by the sofa, a guava by the shoe rack, a mirror by the door. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) guava (b) nest (c) needle (d) van
- 15.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 17.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) they are boring
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) touch
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an inkpot by the banyan tree, a needle by the post box, a radio by the fruit cart, a watch by the park gate, a kite by the swing. Where did you place the radio? (a) fruit cart (b) swing (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries water upward (c) turn into fruit (d) green, flat and thin
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a frog; the frog jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) frog (b) mirror (c) igloo (d) shoe
- 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) make food using sunlight (c) have tiny pores (d) carries water upward
- 24.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a tiger by the fruit cart, a parrot by the bench, a glass by the swing, a lemon by the slide, a jug by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) lemon (b) parrot (c) jug (d) tiger
- 28.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) tree (b) mother (c) key (d) cloud
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a blurry shape (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a whistle (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a glowing star
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 37.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it is longer (c) it hides the ideas (d) it shows how ideas link
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) taste sweet (c) feel a light touch (d) smell flowers
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls an ant; the ant falls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a banana; the banana sings to a parrot. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) ant (c) spoon (d) banana
Answer key
- hear a bell
- the word in small print
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- redraw it from memory
- False
- step 3
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a PIE under your foot
- a plain grey box
- a dull white wall
- guava
- a funny, moving one
- funny actions
- images stick better
- touch
- fruit cart
- keep linking in order
- turn into fruit
- frog
- carries water upward
- False
- stem
- a poor mind map
- jug
- False
- a giant pink elephant
- key
- link it to the meaning
- a frog wearing a crown
- a strong picture
- hearing a whistle
- choose a place you know
- smell
- it shows how ideas link
- taste sweet
- fix stops in order
- ant
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