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: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) copying a whole page (c) details on small twigs (d) long sentences
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) carries food to parts (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 6.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting salty chips (d) seeing a glowing star
- 9.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 10.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell food (b) taste sweet (c) smell smoke (d) feel hot and cold
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight (d) smell
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 22.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a blurry shape (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a giant pink elephant
- 26.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a list of words only (c) a plain grey box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 29.🗣️ 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
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a watch; the watch sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) vase (c) frog (d) ice cream
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a rope by the slide, a jeep by the banyan tree, a duck by the fruit cart, a kettle by the park gate, a ball by the swing. Where did you place the ball? (a) slide (b) swing (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a dull white wall (d) a sock that smells awful
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see colours (b) hear a bell (c) hear voices (d) feel a light touch
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 40.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a dull white wall (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a sock that smells awful
Answer key
- True
- details on small twigs
- hear the new word
- picture the first item
- take in water from soil
- True
- step 1
- smelling jasmine
- to keep the order
- True
- one you know very well
- keep linking in order
- taste sweet
- link it to the next item
- stem
- touch
- taste
- step 2
- step 1
- step 4
- the word’s meaning
- True
- choose a place you know
- find a sound-alike word
- a blurry shape
- the method of loci
- a bright red flying cow
- sound
- link it to the meaning
- ice cream
- swing
- roots
- step 1
- a dull white wall
- link it to the meaning
- feel a light touch
- link it to the next item
- True
- step 2
- a dull white wall
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