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 detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) grow under the ground
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a rose; the rose bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to a lamp; the lamp crashes into a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) tent (c) apple (d) lamp
- 3.🎨 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
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear music (b) see shapes (c) hear voices (d) smell flowers
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to an ant; the ant tickles a nest; the nest crashes into a goat; the goat chases a mango. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) goat (b) glass (c) ant (d) nest
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sound (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 12.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) sound (c) smell (d) touch
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) kitaab (c) ped (d) baadal
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a banana; the banana rolls into an urn; the urn jumps over an apple; the apple crashes into a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) apple (c) banana (d) coconut
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) have tiny pores (c) make food using sunlight (d) green, flat and thin
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 21.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) taste salty (c) smell smoke (d) feel hot and cold
- 24.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a goat; the goat pulls a drum; the drum crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) umpire (b) goat (c) drum (d) spoon
- 27.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a flute; the flute rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jeep (b) jug (c) jalebi (d) flute
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) glass (c) umbrella (d) shoe
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a blurry shape (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a normal-sized cup
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an igloo by the door, an ant by the shoe rack, a sock by the TV, a glass by the dining table, a flute by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ant (b) glass (c) igloo (d) sock
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a key; the key sings to an urn; the urn chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ice cream (b) key (c) tent (d) urn
- 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 39.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a blurry shape (d) the word in small print
Answer key
- grow under the ground
- apple
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- smell flowers
- step 4
- False
- funny actions
- flowers
- glass
- sound
- picture the first item
- a bird leaving a cage
- sound
- aam
- banana
- step 1
- the word’s meaning
- link it to the meaning
- make seeds
- keep linking in order
- True
- to keep the order
- taste salty
- True
- a good mind map
- drum
- yes, with new pictures
- flute
- leaves
- step 3
- step 4
- False
- step 2
- shoe
- a sock that smells awful
- sock
- urn
- the pen stirring tea
- honesty
- a bus made of ice
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