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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a wallet by the stairs, a doll by the school gate, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the classroom door, a tent by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) tent (b) wallet (c) doll (d) drum
- 2.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a net by the shoe rack, an urn by the sofa, a glass by the gate, a cat by the door, a pencil by the TV. Where did you place the urn? (a) gate (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
- 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a needle; the needle crashes into a kite; the kite sings to an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) monkey (c) inkpot (d) needle
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make seeds (b) carries food to parts (c) turn into fruit (d) green, flat and thin
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a lamp. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) coconut (b) shoe (c) spoon (d) wallet
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) attract bees (c) hold the plant firm (d) have tiny pores
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 18.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) rocket (c) honesty (d) banana
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in the centre (d) topic in a corner
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries food to parts
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 28.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a plain box
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 30.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls an ant; the ant sits on an orange; the orange falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a ball. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) whistle (b) ant (c) ball (d) orange
- 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a list of words only (d) a sock that smells awful
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a dull white wall (d) a sock that smells awful
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- drum
- add more stops
- sofa
- each link leads on
- later today and tomorrow
- inkpot
- green, flat and thin
- the word’s meaning
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- a good mind map
- link it to the meaning
- coconut
- attract bees
- sound
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- honesty
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- stem
- False
- the main topic
- topic in the centre
- attract bees
- keep linking in order
- sound
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- hear the new word
- a funny, moving one
- step 2
- hear the new word
- ant
- replay the story
- flowers
- a list of words only
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- a sock that smells awful
- picture the first item
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