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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 8.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it saves ink (c) no reason (d) it looks empty
- 9.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) turn into fruit (d) carries food to parts
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mirror by the shoe rack, a rope by the dining table, an ant by the sofa, a flute by the TV, a nest by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) flute (b) rope (c) mirror (d) nest
- 13.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a drum boom (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a parrot by the sofa, a duck by the shoe rack, a kettle by the door, a jalebi by the TV, a key by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kettle (b) duck (c) key (d) jalebi
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a coconut; the coconut jumps over a tomato; the tomato rolls into a van; the van chases a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) violin (b) van (c) coconut (d) tomato
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 20.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 23.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they need no attention (c) they are boring (d) words are useless
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 25.🗣️ 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
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear voices (b) taste salty (c) feel rough or smooth (d) hear a bell
- 28.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 30.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in the centre (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in a corner
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) green, flat and thin (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 33.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a plain box (d) a small grey dot
- 34.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 35.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 36.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a spoon by the bus stop, a net by the fruit cart, a jalebi by the park gate, a frog by the banyan tree, an ice cream by the post box. Where did you place the spoon? (a) post box (b) bus stop (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a drum by the notice board, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the stairs, an owl by the school gate, a jug by the classroom door. What did you place by the school gate? (a) cat (b) drum (c) jug (d) owl
- 40.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a strong picture
- that item is lost
- keep linking in order
- hear the new word
- new words in a language
- step 2
- stem
- quick to see and recall
- True
- turn into fruit
- link it to the meaning
- nest
- False
- link it to the next item
- hearing a drum boom
- jalebi
- van
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- one you know very well
- step 2
- a funny, moving one
- images stick better
- sight
- step 3
- step 4
- feel rough or smooth
- later today and tomorrow
- hear the new word
- topic in the centre
- picture the first item
- green, flat and thin
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- honesty
- each link leads on
- the method of loci
- bus stop
- step 3
- owl
- False
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