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 van sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into an urn; the urn jumps over a violin; the violin pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) van (c) urn (d) violin
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a giant pink elephant
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) hear voices (c) taste salty (d) see shapes
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ladder by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the classroom door, a tomato by the library, a monkey by the playground, a key by the blackboard. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) monkey (b) tomato (c) key (d) anchor
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) hear music (c) see shapes (d) smell flowers
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a monkey; the monkey pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) monkey (b) ball (c) needle (d) parrot
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a mango that sings (c) a far-off still tree (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 11.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) make seeds
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) hands in icy water (c) stroking soft fur (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) smell smoke (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste salty
- 16.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 17.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 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 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
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a fan by the dining table, a drum by the door, a bucket by the shoe rack, a wallet by the sofa, a sock by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) drum (b) sock (c) bucket (d) fan
- 21.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a key by the door, an ice cream by the gate, an ant by the sofa, a parrot by the TV, a kite by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ant (b) key (c) kite (d) ice cream
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) the word in small print (c) a far-off still tree (d) a sock that smells awful
- 27.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) a colour for each branch (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in the centre
- 28.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting salty chips (d) hands in icy water
- 30.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 31.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) throw it away (c) colour it again (d) redraw it from memory
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) ears (d) tongue
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 36.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) chaand (c) bandar (d) shala
- 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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an igloo by the door, a rose by the dining table, a lemon by the sofa, a nest by the shoe rack, a tent by the TV. Where did you place the igloo? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) door
Answer key
- violin
- True
- a plain grey box
- feel hot and cold
- smell
- anchor
- step 1
- hear music
- needle
- a far-off still tree
- True
- make seeds
- hearing a dog bark
- replay the story
- smell smoke
- the method of loci
- True
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- sock
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- sight
- link it to the meaning
- ice cream
- step 1
- a sock that smells awful
- tiny, cramped writing
- later today and tomorrow
- seeing a glowing star
- to keep the order
- redraw it from memory
- nose
- step 3
- touch
- step 4
- new words in a language
- chaand
- keep linking in order
- a strong picture
- door
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