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 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a cat by the kitchen, an onion by the TV, an umbrella by the dining table, a wallet by the bed, a monkey by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) onion (b) wallet (c) cat (d) monkey
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an apple by the fruit cart, a jeep by the slide, a goat by the banyan tree, a pillow by the park gate, a sock by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) pillow (b) goat (c) jeep (d) apple
- 9.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror chases a duck; the duck bounces onto a van; the van sits on an orange; the orange sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) duck (c) ball (d) van
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a dull white wall (c) a bus made of ice (d) a far-off still tree
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a tent; the tent sings to an ant. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) ant (b) flute (c) lamp (d) glass
- 16.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) your name (c) the date (d) a small detail
- 17.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) smell smoke (c) taste sweet (d) feel rough or smooth
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) eyes (d) skin
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a drum boom
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a blurry shape
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) hear music (c) read words (d) feel rough or smooth
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 27.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in a corner (c) details on small twigs (d) copying a whole page
- 29.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a mango that sings (c) a pencil that dances (d) a bright red flying cow
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a net; the net rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a lamp; the lamp jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the net? (a) sock (b) lamp (c) net (d) banana
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a doll by the door, a glass by the sofa, an anchor by the gate, a monkey by the TV, a rose by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) glass (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) doll
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pencil that dances
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) sakhar (c) machhli (d) dola
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
Answer key
- step 4
- sound
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- roots
- picture the first item
- wallet
- apple
- False
- a giant pink elephant
- ball
- hear the new word
- step 3
- a bus made of ice
- glass
- the main topic
- make it big and funny
- smell smoke
- step 3
- ears
- hearing a drum boom
- step 2
- a blurry shape
- hear music
- hear the new word
- hear the new word
- False
- details on small twigs
- one you know very well
- a blurry shape
- a weak picture
- sock
- doll
- hear the new word
- step 2
- a plain grey box
- dola
- step 4
- False
- step 1
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