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.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a kettle; the kettle falls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) jeep (d) bucket
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a dull white wall
- 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) smell
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a list of words only (c) the word in small print (d) a sock that smells awful
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a ladder; the ladder tickles a ball; the ball chases an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) coconut (c) ladder (d) urn
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) skin
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell food (b) feel hot and cold (c) taste salty (d) hear music
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 25.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see colours (b) feel hot and cold (c) read words (d) taste sweet
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 28.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 29.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a list of words only (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
- 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into a net; the net bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) ball (b) bucket (c) radio (d) inkpot
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) long sentences (c) one key word per branch (d) copying a whole page
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) bhaat (c) chaabi (d) machhli
Answer key
- hear the new word
- each link leads on
- jeep
- step 3
- a strong picture
- that item is lost
- leaves
- step 3
- a dull white wall
- the pen stirring tea
- step 2
- replay the story
- touch
- a sock that smells awful
- step 4
- urn
- ears
- step 1
- a strong picture
- picture the first item
- a strong picture
- taste salty
- stem
- a weak picture
- the method of loci
- feel hot and cold
- a strong picture
- a funny, moving one
- one you know very well
- a strong picture
- a list of words only
- taste
- a good mind map
- smell
- radio
- one key word per branch
- roots
- a laughing tiffin box
- picture the first item
- chaabi
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