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 branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) ears (d) tongue
- 2.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries water upward (d) take in water from soil
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into a jug; the jug pulls an onion; the onion sits on a flute. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) pillow (b) coconut (c) jug (d) flute
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 15.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) a colour for each branch (c) all in one colour (d) one key word per branch
- 17.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) make it small and plain (d) keep it still
- 18.🏰 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 fruit cart, a van by the post box, a guava by the swing, a rose by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the park gate. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) rose (b) guava (c) umbrella (d) van
- 19.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 20.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) lines that link ideas (d) ideas with no links
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a glass; the glass falls into a jug; the jug sits on a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) glass (c) net (d) doll
- 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in a corner (d) copying a whole page
- 26.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it looks empty
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) make seeds
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) holds up the leaves
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) make seeds (d) carries food to parts
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 32.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an umbrella by the fruit cart, an umpire by the banyan tree, a duck by the post box, a bucket by the swing, a ball by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) umpire (b) duck (c) ball (d) umbrella
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 40.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
Answer key
- tongue
- False
- funny actions
- turn into fruit
- step 3
- picture the first item
- step 1
- replay the story
- flute
- step 1
- the word’s meaning
- new words in a language
- step 2
- step 4
- add more stops
- all in one colour
- make it big and funny
- rose
- yes, with new pictures
- ideas with no links
- choose a place you know
- picture the first item
- net
- that item is lost
- details on small twigs
- True
- quick to see and recall
- make seeds
- holds up the leaves
- make seeds
- a giant pink elephant
- topic in the centre
- the pen stirring tea
- step 4
- umpire
- step 1
- step 4
- step 3
- put pictures at stops
- easier to keep
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