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 strong memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 7.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) make food using sunlight (d) turn into fruit
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ball by the teacher’s desk, a bucket by the classroom door, a tomato by the stairs, a rope by the school gate, a sock by the notice board. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) sock (b) bucket (c) rope (d) ball
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an ant by the swing, an apple by the fruit cart, a drum by the park gate, a frog by the slide, a nest by the bench. Where did you place the drum? (a) park gate (b) slide (c) fruit cart (d) bench
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a rope; the rope crashes into a violin; the violin tickles an igloo; the igloo jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) rope (b) violin (c) glass (d) jalebi
- 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) read words (c) smell smoke (d) smell flowers
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an owl by the gate, a wallet by the TV, a flute by the door, a nest by the shoe rack, a fan by the sofa. Where did you place the wallet? (a) shoe rack (b) gate (c) TV (d) sofa
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) green, flat and thin (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 26.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 28.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in the centre (c) copying a whole page (d) one key word per branch
- 29.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it is longer (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it hides the ideas
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a far-off still tree
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) the word in small print (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a mango that sings
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) ears (d) nose
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a rope; the rope jumps over a banana; the banana pulls a parrot. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) banana (b) rope (c) lemon (d) jalebi
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
Answer key
- a mango that sings
- a strong picture
- hear the new word
- roots
- step 1
- step 1
- new words in a language
- step 2
- make food using sunlight
- sight
- bucket
- park gate
- step 3
- step 2
- a good mind map
- link it to the meaning
- rope
- fix stops in order
- a weak picture
- step 1
- taste sweet
- TV
- link it to the next item
- green, flat and thin
- step 2
- the method of loci
- step 4
- copying a whole page
- it shows how ideas link
- the word’s meaning
- a strong picture
- a laughing tiffin box
- a mango that sings
- sight
- later today and tomorrow
- tongue
- banana
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- picture the first item
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