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 step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 2.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it is longer (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it needs no review
- 3.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it small and plain (d) make it grey
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls an apple; the apple chases a frog; the frog crashes into a nest. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) lamp (b) apple (c) parrot (d) frog
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a vase; the vase bounces onto a watch; the watch pulls an orange; the orange crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) spoon (c) orange (d) ball
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a glass; the glass sings to a net; the net chases a drum; the drum rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) mango (c) lemon (d) drum
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a list of words only (c) the word in small print (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) touch
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pencil that dances (d) a plain grey box
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) holds up the leaves (c) make food using sunlight (d) make seeds
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) grow under the ground (c) make food using sunlight (d) make seeds
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) copying a whole page (c) details on small twigs (d) small doodles
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a tent; the tent tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into a mango. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) monkey (b) tent (c) anchor (d) goat
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 28.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) the word in small print (d) a far-off still tree
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) tree (b) elephant (c) foot (d) book
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) sound
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a rope by the park gate, a ladder by the bus stop, a spoon by the fruit cart, a watch by the banyan tree, a bucket by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) spoon (d) rope
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
Answer key
- step 4
- it shows how ideas link
- True
- make it big and funny
- step 3
- apple
- orange
- a strong picture
- mango
- step 3
- step 1
- step 4
- a giant pink elephant
- taste
- sound
- a plain grey box
- find a sound-alike word
- replay the story
- make seeds
- step 2
- grow under the ground
- flowers
- hear the new word
- copying a whole page
- goat
- choose a place you know
- link it to the next item
- False
- a bright red flying cow
- False
- picture the first item
- a strong picture
- put pictures at stops
- watching fireworks
- foot
- sound
- hear the new word
- sight
- ladder
- keep linking in order
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