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.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) ideas with no links (d) lines that link ideas
- 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a tent; the tent jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) tent (b) onion (c) lamp (d) jalebi
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pencil that dances (c) a plain grey box (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 11.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles an orange; the orange crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to a violin; the violin pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) violin (b) spoon (c) umpire (d) orange
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 16.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 17.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a blurry shape (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pencil that dances (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) have tiny pores (d) carries food to parts
- 20.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 21.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an umpire by the blackboard, a violin by the stairs, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the classroom door, a guava by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) guava (b) kite (c) radio (d) violin
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 24.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) read words (b) smell flowers (c) hear a bell (d) smell food
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) ideas with no links (c) copying a whole page (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) details on small twigs (c) small doodles (d) long sentences
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear music (b) taste salty (c) see colours (d) smell flowers
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a rope by the door, a goat by the dining table, an apple by the TV, an umpire by the shoe rack, a glass by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) glass (b) apple (c) umpire (d) rope
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hands in icy water (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a drum boom (c) tasting salty chips (d) tasting raw mango
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) skin (d) nose
- 37.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases a pillow; the pillow sits on an owl; the owl falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) lamp (b) frog (c) owl (d) pillow
Answer key
- lines that link ideas
- each link leads on
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- a weak picture
- lamp
- a plain grey box
- find a sound-alike word
- True
- False
- quick to see and recall
- spoon
- step 1
- a good mind map
- a bright red flying cow
- a pale, tiny dot
- have tiny pores
- a funny, moving one
- one you know very well
- kite
- leaves
- later today and tomorrow
- read words
- a poor mind map
- picture the first item
- details on small twigs
- long sentences
- smell flowers
- apple
- step 4
- hands in icy water
- put pictures at stops
- watching fireworks
- nose
- replay the story
- that item is lost
- yes, with new pictures
- owl
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