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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 2.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a list of words only
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls an anchor; the anchor sits on a doll; the doll jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) anchor (b) parrot (c) doll (d) pillow
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 10.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 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.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) details on small twigs (d) ideas with no links
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a banana by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the blackboard, a monkey by the notice board, a whistle by the stairs, an orange by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) banana (b) orange (c) monkey (d) lemon
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a needle; the needle bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to a sock; the sock pulls a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) needle (c) flute (d) ladder
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a kite; the kite tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) orange (c) lemon (d) jeep
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a bus made of ice (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a sock that smells awful
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 23.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) umbrella (b) whistle (c) shoe (d) parrot
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a tomato; the tomato tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) lamp (b) doll (c) umbrella (d) tomato
- 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 28.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a monkey; the monkey crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a guava; the guava falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) umpire (b) parrot (c) jeep (d) monkey
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) holds up the leaves (c) turn into fruit (d) carries food to parts
- 31.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a duck; the duck sits on a lemon; the lemon tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) duck (c) goat (d) lemon
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a spoon by the park gate, a flute by the bus stop, an orange by the fruit cart, a duck by the banyan tree, a tomato by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) spoon (b) flute (c) orange (d) duck
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an anchor by the door, a watch by the TV, a tiger by the shoe rack, a kite by the sofa, a tomato by the dining table. Where did you place the anchor? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) door
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) nose (d) skin
- 38.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a nest; the nest rolls into an onion; the onion sits on a goat; the goat crashes into a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) pencil (c) goat (d) nest
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) turn into fruit (c) make food using sunlight (d) take in water from soil
Answer key
- to keep the order
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- hear the new word
- step 1
- funny actions
- a list of words only
- doll
- step 1
- step 2
- a kite as big as a house
- hear the new word
- details on small twigs
- orange
- flute
- step 4
- lemon
- put pictures at stops
- a good mind map
- picture the first item
- a pale, tiny dot
- False
- step 3
- images stick better
- shoe
- tomato
- the pen stirring tea
- sight
- True
- parrot
- take in water from soil
- redraw it from memory
- roots
- step 3
- apple
- orange
- door
- tongue
- new words in a language
- nest
- turn into fruit
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