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.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 2.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a pencil; the pencil sits on a fan; the fan jumps over a key; the key bounces onto a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) ladder (c) monkey (d) key
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries food to parts
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a ball; the ball sits on an umbrella; the umbrella falls into an apple; the apple chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) ball (c) inkpot (d) apple
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell food (b) taste salty (c) hear music (d) see shapes
- 9.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a sock that smells awful
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) attract bees (c) carries food to parts (d) make food using sunlight
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) attract bees (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling jasmine
- 16.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) small doodles (c) topic in the centre (d) lines that link ideas
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) eyes (d) ears
- 21.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) useless
- 22.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) small doodles (c) a colour for each branch (d) all in one colour
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 24.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a whistle (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling jasmine
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls an ant; the ant sings to an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) monkey (c) umpire (d) anchor
- 27.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 30.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 32.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 33.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) honesty (d) elephant
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) attract bees (c) have tiny pores (d) carries water upward
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.🗺️ 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 seeds (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
Answer key
- later today and tomorrow
- a good mind map
- monkey
- flowers
- take in water from soil
- picture the first item
- apple
- hear music
- a plain grey box
- step 4
- make food using sunlight
- a weak picture
- touch
- attract bees
- tasting salty chips
- False
- step 2
- long sentences
- step 3
- ears
- easier to keep
- all in one colour
- step 2
- a good mind map
- seeing a red kite fly
- umpire
- True
- sight
- step 4
- images stick better
- roots
- yes, with new pictures
- honesty
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- carries water upward
- a weak picture
- make seeds
- a strong picture
- link it to the next item
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