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.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases a tiger; the tiger crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) net (b) goat (c) rope (d) urn
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a far-off still tree (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a mango that sings
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a vase; the vase falls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a van. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) rose (b) lamp (c) van (d) vase
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a mirror; the mirror chases a spoon; the spoon falls into an urn. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) cat (b) duck (c) urn (d) spoon
- 8.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) the word in small print
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a coconut by the banyan tree, a shoe by the swing, an ice cream by the slide, a vase by the fruit cart, a tent by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ice cream (b) shoe (c) coconut (d) vase
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) hear music (b) see shapes (c) smell flowers (d) feel a light touch
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 17.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a monkey; the monkey rolls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) bucket (b) mirror (c) urn (d) doll
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) holds up the leaves (d) turn into fruit
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 21.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 23.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a flute by the dining table, a ladder by the sofa, a jug by the kitchen, a wallet by the shoe rack, a mango by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) flute (b) mango (c) wallet (d) ladder
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a kite; the kite crashes into a violin; the violin sings to a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) violin (c) kite (d) drum
- 26.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umpire by the kitchen, a pillow by the dining table, a guava by the TV, a banana by the sofa, an ice cream by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ice cream (b) pillow (c) guava (d) banana
- 28.🗣️ 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
- 29.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a tiger; the tiger falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) violin (c) tiger (d) drum
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
Answer key
- True
- net
- a far-off still tree
- hear the new word
- the pen stirring tea
- rose
- spoon
- True
- a kite as big as a house
- attract bees
- shoe
- link it to the meaning
- a weak picture
- False
- hear music
- step 2
- False
- urn
- turn into fruit
- hear the new word
- True
- keep linking in order
- later today and tomorrow
- mango
- drum
- one you know very well
- banana
- find a sound-alike word
- yes, with new pictures
- a strong picture
- violin
- put pictures at stops
- new words in a language
- choose a place you know
- choose a place you know
- find a sound-alike word
- True
- a weak picture
- step 2
- picture the first item
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