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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 2.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a flute; the flute sings to a radio; the radio pulls an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) urn (c) umpire (d) flute
- 5.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a mango that sings (d) the word in small print
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a cat by the classroom door, a banana by the school gate, a candle by the teacher’s desk, a jeep by the stairs, a lamp by the notice board. Where did you place the jeep? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) notice board (d) school gate
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a vase by the library, an anchor by the classroom door, a frog by the teacher’s desk, a net by the blackboard, a nest by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) nest (b) vase (c) net (d) frog
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear voices (b) hear a bell (c) see shapes (d) taste sour
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a list of words only (d) a pencil that dances
- 19.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) make it small and plain
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) grow under the ground (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries food to parts
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) nose (d) tongue
- 28.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the date (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a tiger; the tiger sings to a drum; the drum pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) inkpot (c) drum (d) tiger
- 30.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) small doodles (d) long sentences
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a candle by the shoe rack, a pencil by the door, a parrot by the dining table, a tiger by the TV, a jug by the sofa. Where did you place the candle? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) door
- 32.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
- 33.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) topic in the centre (c) copying a whole page (d) ideas with no links
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) frame it (c) colour it again (d) throw it away
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling jasmine (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting bitter karela
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hands in icy water (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) smelling wet earth
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a mango that sings (c) a far-off still tree (d) a giant pink elephant
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
Answer key
- new words in a language
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the next item
- urn
- the method of loci
- a funny, moving one
- that item is lost
- the word in small print
- a pale, tiny dot
- step 3
- step 4
- one you know very well
- stairs
- choose a place you know
- frog
- a strong picture
- see shapes
- a list of words only
- make it big and funny
- choose a place you know
- link it to the meaning
- the word’s meaning
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- grow under the ground
- a strong picture
- nose
- the main topic
- drum
- small doodles
- shoe rack
- later today and tomorrow
- topic in the centre
- step 1
- a weak picture
- redraw it from memory
- smelling jasmine
- seeing a red kite fly
- a far-off still tree
- leaves
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