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 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kite by the sofa, a sock by the dining table, a doll by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the TV, a bucket by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) sock (b) jalebi (c) bucket (d) doll
- 3.🗺️ 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) carries water upward (d) hold the plant firm
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a whistle by the classroom door, a vase by the library, a needle by the blackboard, a candle by the stairs, a net by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the needle? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) library (d) classroom door
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a mirror; the mirror falls into a jug; the jug sits on a banana; the banana tickles an apple. Which item comes right after the key? (a) apple (b) banana (c) key (d) mirror
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 12.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 15.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) the letters only (c) a blank page (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 16.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a tent; the tent sings to an igloo; the igloo sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) guava (b) tent (c) spoon (d) owl
- 18.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make seeds (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 25.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a jalebi by the blackboard, a watch by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the stairs, a fan by the notice board, an owl by the classroom door. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) stairs (b) blackboard (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a blurry shape (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a mango that sings
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pencil that dances (c) the word in small print (d) a list of words only
- 37.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
Answer key
- step 4
- bucket
- carries water upward
- blackboard
- step 1
- hear the new word
- mirror
- a weak picture
- put pictures at stops
- sight
- a poor mind map
- True
- a blurry shape
- picture the first item
- a bird leaving a cage
- the main topic
- owl
- images stick better
- the word’s meaning
- fix stops in order
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- the pen stirring tea
- holds up the leaves
- the method of loci
- step 3
- step 3
- a weak picture
- step 4
- True
- link it to the next item
- False
- blackboard
- a blurry shape
- fix stops in order
- a pencil that dances
- False
- to keep the order
- link it to the meaning
- hear the new word
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