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.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a mirror; the mirror chases a guava; the guava jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) parrot (b) rose (c) mirror (d) umpire
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a watch by the classroom door, a candle by the library, an ant by the playground, a cat by the blackboard, a radio by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the library? (a) radio (b) ant (c) cat (d) candle
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
- 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a dull white wall (c) a pencil that dances (d) a mango that sings
- 8.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a cat; the cat chases a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) jalebi (c) jeep (d) radio
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 13.🗣️ 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
- 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 is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a list of words only
- 16.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 19.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) throw it away (c) frame it (d) redraw it from memory
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hearing a whistle (c) stroking soft fur (d) hearing a drum boom
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a banana; the banana pulls a van; the van crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) rose (c) banana (d) van
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) grow under the ground
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) easier to keep
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a wallet; the wallet sings to a ball; the ball bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) cat (b) candle (c) ball (d) wallet
- 27.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a candle; the candle pulls a spoon; the spoon sits on a lamp. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) lamp (b) onion (c) spoon (d) pillow
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a dull white wall (c) a mango that sings (d) a kite as big as a house
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) a giant pink elephant
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls an apple; the apple tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a mango; the mango falls into a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) inkpot (c) duck (d) mango
- 35.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 36.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) bandar (c) phool (d) shala
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- rose
- step 1
- candle
- tongue
- that item is lost
- to keep the order
- a dull white wall
- yes, with new pictures
- jeep
- seeing a red kite fly
- put pictures at stops
- step 1
- link it to the meaning
- link it to the next item
- a bus made of ice
- True
- step 1
- a pale, tiny dot
- redraw it from memory
- smelling jasmine
- a poor mind map
- rose
- grow under the ground
- choose a place you know
- easier to keep
- ball
- a funny, moving one
- onion
- link it to the next item
- a bus made of ice
- holds up the leaves
- a dull white wall
- a giant pink elephant
- mango
- new words in a language
- funny actions
- shala
- put pictures at stops
- keep linking in order
- a strong picture
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