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.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 5.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) make food using sunlight (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 14.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) long sentences (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) all in one colour
- 15.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it looks empty (c) it saves ink (d) no reason
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell food (b) taste salty (c) see colours (d) hear voices
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 20.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a drum boom
- 22.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a far-off still tree (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bus made of ice
- 23.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) eyes (d) ears
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 26.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a guava; the guava tickles a fan; the fan sits on a key; the key bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) jug (b) fan (c) key (d) guava
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 29.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 31.🔗 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
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) make food using sunlight (d) hold the plant firm
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a banana; the banana jumps over a violin; the violin sings to an igloo; the igloo sits on a net. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) doll (c) banana (d) violin
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) one key word per branch (c) details on small twigs (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 36.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) nothing at all (c) the letters only (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a rope by the blackboard, a drum by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the classroom door, an apple by the stairs, a fan by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) fan (b) apple (c) mirror (d) drum
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a watch; the watch pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a wallet; the wallet chases a pencil. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) watch (b) pencil (c) wallet (d) ice cream
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries water upward (d) grow under the ground
Answer key
- choose a place you know
- sight
- roots
- step 3
- a funny, moving one
- put pictures at stops
- carries food to parts
- skin
- link it to the meaning
- False
- the pen stirring tea
- replay the story
- step 1
- details on small twigs
- quick to see and recall
- hear voices
- step 4
- a strong picture
- step 2
- False
- hearing a drum boom
- a far-off still tree
- False
- skin
- step 2
- later today and tomorrow
- fan
- step 3
- False
- sight
- link it to the next item
- make food using sunlight
- a strong picture
- violin
- tiny, cramped writing
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 1
- mirror
- pencil
- carries water upward
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