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 word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) banana (d) honesty
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into a flute; the flute jumps over a duck; the duck sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) flute (b) doll (c) violin (d) duck
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a fan by the notice board, a sock by the blackboard, a mango by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the classroom door, an apple by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) apple (b) sock (c) mango (d) frog
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) topic in the centre (c) lines that link ideas (d) small doodles
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) have tiny pores
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a candle; the candle crashes into a drum; the drum rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) shoe (b) drum (c) candle (d) lemon
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a dull white wall (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a mango that sings
- 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 15.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 17.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a goat by the slide, a banana by the banyan tree, a jug by the fruit cart, a radio by the park gate, a mango by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) goat (b) mango (c) banana (d) jug
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 20.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) bandar (c) sakhar (d) neend
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a goat. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) umbrella (b) goat (c) lemon (d) jalebi
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a fan; the fan tickles a ladder; the ladder falls into a frog; the frog chases a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) apple (c) ladder (d) candle
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) tongue (d) nose
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a candle; the candle tickles an apple; the apple sits on a lamp; the lamp falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) apple (b) lamp (c) ball (d) candle
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pencil that dances (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 37.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a blurry shape (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a bus made of ice (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- honesty
- violin
- apple
- ideas with no links
- step 3
- a strong picture
- step 2
- taste
- link it to the meaning
- have tiny pores
- fix stops in order
- shoe
- a mango that sings
- funny actions
- easier to keep
- step 3
- one you know very well
- mango
- ears
- to keep the order
- billi
- lemon
- a strong picture
- False
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a weak picture
- fix stops in order
- a poor mind map
- a poor mind map
- ladder
- tongue
- find a sound-alike word
- the method of loci
- apple
- hear the new word
- a pale, tiny dot
- False
- a frog wearing a crown
- a plain grey box
- link it to the next item
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