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: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting bitter karela
- 5.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a list of words only
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries food to parts (c) have tiny pores (d) turn into fruit
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a rope by the fruit cart, a goat by the park gate, a net by the slide, an apple by the banyan tree, a doll by the swing. Where did you place the goat? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) slide (d) banyan tree
- 12.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 17.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see shapes (b) taste sweet (c) hear voices (d) smell flowers
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 21.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 22.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 23.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) nose (d) tongue
- 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a goat; the goat crashes into a candle; the candle pulls a violin; the violin jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) banana (c) violin (d) candle
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a blurry shape (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 32.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) a colour for each branch (c) ideas with no links (d) details on small twigs
- 33.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in a corner (d) lines that link ideas
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a sock that smells awful (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 37.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 40.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pale, tiny dot
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- step 1
- tasting bitter karela
- True
- a poor mind map
- hear the new word
- a laughing tiffin box
- one you know very well
- grow under the ground
- park gate
- False
- leaves
- hear the new word
- step 3
- step 2
- False
- taste sweet
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- new words in a language
- a good mind map
- False
- eyes
- replay the story
- step 4
- add more stops
- a weak picture
- leaves
- candle
- a bus made of ice
- ideas with no links
- lines that link ideas
- link it to the next item
- a sock that smells awful
- a strong picture
- each link leads on
- carries water upward
- step 3
- a pale, tiny dot
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