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 step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 3.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a blurry shape (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 12.🎨 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
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a dull white wall
- 14.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it needs no review (d) it is longer
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to a watch; the watch sits on a ball; the ball pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) ant (b) glass (c) ball (d) watch
- 16.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) easier to keep (c) harder to keep (d) too slow
- 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 22.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a plain grey box
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a pencil; the pencil crashes into a jeep; the jeep pulls a rope. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) pillow (b) jeep (c) rope (d) ball
- 26.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the classroom door, a frog by the blackboard, a rope by the library, a violin by the stairs. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) rope (b) mango (c) lemon (d) frog
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting salty chips (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling jasmine
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) smelling wet earth (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting raw mango
- 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 33.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a list of words only (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a plain grey box
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a dull white wall
- 36.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 37.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) topic in a corner (d) details on small twigs
- 38.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 39.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 40.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
Answer key
- step 4
- the word’s meaning
- yes, with new pictures
- leaves
- put pictures at stops
- a strong picture
- a giant pink elephant
- sight
- step 2
- a weak picture
- hear the new word
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a kite as big as a house
- it shows how ideas link
- ball
- False
- step 1
- hear the new word
- easier to keep
- replay the story
- choose a place you know
- a plain grey box
- find a sound-alike word
- put pictures at stops
- rope
- one you know very well
- frog
- watching fireworks
- step 3
- tasting raw mango
- an elephant with HOT tea
- step 4
- a sock that smells awful
- keep linking in order
- a laughing tiffin box
- the pen stirring tea
- details on small twigs
- new words in a language
- add more stops
- each link leads on
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