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 story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a list of words only (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pencil that dances
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an apple by the classroom door, an umbrella by the stairs, a key by the notice board, a lamp by the blackboard, a banana by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) banana (b) key (c) apple (d) lamp
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 11.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) long sentences (c) ideas with no links (d) all in one colour
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 13.🗣️ 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
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a mango; the mango chases an onion; the onion sits on a candle; the candle tickles a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) watch (c) mango (d) onion
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sound
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) tongue (d) nose
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) turn into fruit (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a blurry shape (c) the word in small print (d) a dull white wall
- 25.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) mez (c) baadal (d) paani
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) skin (d) eyes
- 32.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell food (b) smell smoke (c) taste sour (d) hear voices
- 35.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it small and plain (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a jeep; the jeep tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a duck; the duck crashes into an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) umpire (c) jeep (d) apple
- 37.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) the word in small print (d) a normal-sized cup
Answer key
- step 4
- step 3
- a list of words only
- keep linking in order
- to keep the order
- touch
- put pictures at stops
- lamp
- picture the first item
- taste
- details on small twigs
- choose a place you know
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the next item
- a weak picture
- a strong picture
- that item is lost
- mango
- a good mind map
- smell
- nose
- turn into fruit
- flowers
- a bright red flying cow
- a funny, moving one
- step 1
- step 2
- each link leads on
- paani
- fix stops in order
- nose
- the main topic
- step 1
- hear voices
- make it big and funny
- jeep
- one you know very well
- replay the story
- step 2
- a mango that sings
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