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 story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 2.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) it looks empty (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 3.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) lines that link ideas (c) long sentences (d) one key word per branch
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) turn into fruit (d) green, flat and thin
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a rope; the rope bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) candle (c) bucket (d) rope
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a mango that sings (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a normal-sized cup
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling jasmine
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a vase by the TV, a shoe by the gate, an ant by the door, a fan by the sofa, a sock by the shoe rack. Where did you place the shoe? (a) shoe rack (b) door (c) sofa (d) gate
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a mango that sings (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a whistle by the teacher’s desk, a key by the classroom door, an apple by the stairs, a coconut by the notice board, a shoe by the blackboard. Where did you place the whistle? (a) notice board (b) teacher’s desk (c) blackboard (d) classroom door
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a tent; the tent crashes into a drum; the drum jumps over a kettle; the kettle sits on a tomato. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) kettle (b) spoon (c) drum (d) tent
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a normal-sized cup
- 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 25.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 27.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a list of words only (c) a bus made of ice (d) a giant pink elephant
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a bus made of ice (c) a mango that sings (d) a giant pink elephant
- 30.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
- 31.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) honesty (c) banana (d) elephant
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) skin (d) eyes
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) make food using sunlight (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 34.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a kite as big as a house
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 37.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 38.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a dull white wall (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a far-off still tree
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a kite; the kite tickles an umpire; the umpire pulls a tomato; the tomato sits on a ladder. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) tomato (c) kite (d) ladder
Answer key
- picture the first item
- quick to see and recall
- long sentences
- turn into fruit
- step 4
- step 4
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- True
- flowers
- rope
- a normal-sized cup
- link it to the next item
- hearing a whistle
- link it to the meaning
- gate
- the word in small print
- step 1
- step 3
- teacher’s desk
- a strong picture
- tent
- a giant pink elephant
- the pen stirring tea
- True
- to keep the order
- a list of words only
- step 1
- a blurry shape
- all in one colour
- honesty
- skin
- take in water from soil
- False
- a kite as big as a house
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- later today and tomorrow
- a bus made of ice
- tomato
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