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 is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a sock that smells awful
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a doll; the doll sits on an urn; the urn bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a key. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) key (c) doll (d) urn
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 6.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in a corner (d) one key word per branch
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a kite; the kite jumps over a guava; the guava tickles a drum; the drum rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) guava (b) drum (c) fan (d) ladder
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) copying a whole page (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) skin (d) nose
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see colours (b) smell food (c) taste sweet (d) hear voices
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 18.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tiger by the door, a cat by the sofa, a jeep by the TV, a coconut by the shoe rack, a key by the dining table. Where did you place the jeep? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) door (d) dining table
- 23.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) long sentences (b) a colour for each branch (c) small doodles (d) details on small twigs
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hands in icy water (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling wet earth (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 26.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) lines that link ideas (c) all in one colour (d) topic in the centre
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste sour (b) feel hot and cold (c) see shapes (d) smell food
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 30.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tiger by the stairs, a candle by the classroom door, an onion by the notice board, a pillow by the school gate, an owl by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the pillow? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) school gate (d) teacher’s desk
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a watch; the watch sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a rose; the rose falls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) watch (b) coconut (c) banana (d) tomato
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a dog bark
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tiger by the TV, a cat by the dining table, a monkey by the bed, a drum by the kitchen, a flute by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) flute (b) tiger (c) drum (d) cat
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) turn into fruit
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) attract bees (d) holds up the leaves
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
Answer key
- a sock that smells awful
- urn
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- topic in a corner
- step 4
- hear the new word
- sound
- guava
- small doodles
- step 1
- skin
- taste sweet
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- new words in a language
- step 3
- picture the first item
- choose a place you know
- TV
- long sentences
- put pictures at stops
- hearing a drum boom
- all in one colour
- smell food
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- a good mind map
- a weak picture
- find a sound-alike word
- school gate
- coconut
- seeing a glowing star
- cat
- fix stops in order
- turn into fruit
- holds up the leaves
- step 2
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