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) topic in a corner (b) small doodles (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) copying a whole page
- 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ladder by the classroom door, a violin by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the library, a rope by the playground, a pillow by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ladder (b) pillow (c) rope (d) violin
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 5.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 6.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a bus made of ice (c) a blurry shape (d) a giant pink elephant
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a flute by the classroom door, a key by the stairs, an orange by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the school gate, a frog by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) key (b) flute (c) rope (d) frog
- 8.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 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.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sound
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 23.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 25.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an ant by the post box, a kite by the bus stop, a tiger by the park gate, a guava by the banyan tree, a coconut by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) guava (b) ant (c) kite (d) tiger
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) hear voices (c) feel hot and cold (d) see shapes
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear voices (b) hear a bell (c) taste salty (d) see colours
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an apple by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the classroom door, a needle by the library, a sock by the playground, a doll by the blackboard. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) apple (b) glass (c) sock (d) doll
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) touch
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on an umpire; the umpire chases a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) duck (c) mirror (d) orange
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) smell flowers (c) smell food (d) hear voices
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a dull white wall (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a blurry shape
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a duck; the duck crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a shoe; the shoe rolls into a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) duck (c) onion (d) mango
- 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a radio by the teacher’s desk, an urn by the school gate, an onion by the classroom door, a spoon by the stairs, a coconut by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) coconut (b) radio (c) spoon (d) urn
- 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pencil that dances (c) a far-off still tree (d) a blurry shape
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
Answer key
- small doodles
- funny actions
- violin
- a good mind map
- yes, with new pictures
- a blurry shape
- frog
- the main topic
- leaves
- step 1
- put pictures at stops
- a good mind map
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- step 2
- link it to the meaning
- a funny, moving one
- picture the first item
- link it to the meaning
- step 4
- touch
- a strong picture
- False
- picture the first item
- the method of loci
- kite
- see shapes
- see colours
- doll
- taste
- orange
- hear voices
- step 1
- a laughing tiffin box
- duck
- replay the story
- spoon
- a pencil that dances
- False
- sound
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