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 “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 3.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in a corner (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) copying a whole page
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a lamp by the slide, a doll by the park gate, a drum by the banyan tree, a sock by the fruit cart, a duck by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) duck (b) sock (c) drum (d) lamp
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sound (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 9.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 12.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) they are boring
- 13.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a pencil that dances (c) a far-off still tree (d) a giant pink elephant
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an apple by the sofa, a tent by the bed, a cat by the TV, a shoe by the dining table, a pillow by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pillow (b) cat (c) apple (d) shoe
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a flute; the flute tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into a kite; the kite pulls a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) parrot (c) flute (d) kite
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell food (b) smell smoke (c) see shapes (d) feel hot and cold
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a blurry shape (c) the word in small print (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a mirror by the post box, a key by the park gate, a frog by the swing, an apple by the fruit cart, a mango by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) key (b) mirror (c) mango (d) frog
- 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a mango; the mango tickles a banana; the banana jumps over a coconut; the coconut chases a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) doll (c) violin (d) mango
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an umpire by the stairs, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the notice board, a mirror by the classroom door, a flute by the blackboard. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) mirror (b) doll (c) cat (d) flute
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a mango that sings (d) a bright red flying cow
- 33.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) dola (c) mez (d) baadal
- 37.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a candle; the candle chases an owl; the owl rolls into a watch; the watch sings to a coconut. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) mango (c) coconut (d) candle
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a violin; the violin chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an owl; the owl sits on a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) spoon (c) violin (d) owl
Answer key
- roots
- step 3
- False
- details on small twigs
- link it to the meaning
- lamp
- step 1
- taste
- a good mind map
- a poor mind map
- later today and tomorrow
- images stick better
- the method of loci
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- step 4
- a far-off still tree
- apple
- a strong picture
- link it to the next item
- kite
- feel hot and cold
- a frog wearing a crown
- key
- funny actions
- a good mind map
- mango
- flute
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- picture the first item
- a plain grey box
- True
- the pen stirring tea
- smell
- mez
- False
- coconut
- stem
- violin
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