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.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a drum; the drum sits on a banana; the banana jumps over a tomato; the tomato falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) jeep (b) banana (c) drum (d) tomato
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into an onion; the onion tickles a ball; the ball sings to a banana; the banana pulls a radio. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) nest (b) radio (c) ball (d) onion
- 3.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) colour it again (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 5.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a ladder; the ladder rolls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a doll; the doll crashes into a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) ball (c) umpire (d) frog
- 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 8.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) lines that link ideas (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 12.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) green, flat and thin (c) attract bees (d) turn into fruit
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a bright red flying cow
- 18.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) have tiny pores (c) attract bees (d) carries water upward
- 22.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a small grey dot (d) a plain box
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) turn into fruit
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting salty chips (d) seeing a glowing star
- 28.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it hides the ideas (c) it is longer (d) it shows how ideas link
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 30.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases an ant; the ant sits on a rope; the rope rolls into a jug; the jug falls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) ant (b) rope (c) anchor (d) jug
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a needle; the needle jumps over a flute; the flute sings to an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) needle (c) flute (d) tiger
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a net by the gate, a key by the TV, a tiger by the shoe rack, a flute by the sofa, a doll by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) flute (b) net (c) doll (d) tiger
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a pencil; the pencil falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) umpire (c) pencil (d) anchor
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
Answer key
- banana
- nest
- False
- redraw it from memory
- True
- umpire
- funny actions
- ideas with no links
- sound
- step 1
- step 3
- False
- keep linking in order
- green, flat and thin
- roots
- the word’s meaning
- a pale, tiny dot
- to keep the order
- step 1
- link it to the meaning
- carries water upward
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 4
- turn into fruit
- put pictures at stops
- new words in a language
- seeing a glowing star
- it shows how ideas link
- roots
- False
- a poor mind map
- sight
- sounds like the new word
- flowers
- jug
- needle
- tiger
- link it to the meaning
- umpire
- touch
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