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 memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling jasmine (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting bitter karela
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 5.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) taste salty (c) hear voices (d) read words
- 7.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 8.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 9.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a doll; the doll crashes into a pencil; the pencil sits on a van. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) pencil (b) shoe (c) lamp (d) doll
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 15.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 16.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) ideas with no links
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tiger by the sofa, a spoon by the door, an anchor by the shoe rack, a doll by the TV, a rope by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) doll (b) rope (c) spoon (d) anchor
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 26.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a goat; the goat chases a spoon; the spoon sits on an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a duck. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) owl (c) duck (d) inkpot
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) topic in the centre (c) topic in a corner (d) lines that link ideas
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a frog; the frog chases a tent; the tent tickles a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) jeep (c) tent (d) shoe
- 31.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a flute; the flute sits on a ball; the ball jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) key (b) igloo (c) ball (d) doll
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a van; the van crashes into a frog; the frog falls into an apple; the apple pulls a coconut. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) coconut (b) goat (c) frog (d) van
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a dull white wall (d) the word in small print
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a drum; the drum crashes into a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) monkey (c) goat (d) drum
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) easier to keep (c) useless (d) harder to keep
Answer key
- watching fireworks
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- a poor mind map
- False
- read words
- a funny, moving one
- choose a place you know
- False
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- find a sound-alike word
- shoe
- step 1
- add more stops
- True
- ideas with no links
- leaves
- sight
- hear the new word
- taste
- make food using sunlight
- anchor
- the word’s meaning
- a sock that smells awful
- new words in a language
- keep linking in order
- owl
- topic in a corner
- tent
- choose a place you know
- fix stops in order
- a weak picture
- doll
- van
- flowers
- a kite as big as a house
- parrot
- put pictures at stops
- easier to keep
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