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.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries food to parts (d) attract bees
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles an ant; the ant crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) goat (c) tiger (d) whistle
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 8.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sight (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a mango; the mango sits on a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a monkey; the monkey pulls a lamp. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) pillow (b) monkey (c) ant (d) mango
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umpire by the dining table, an ant by the kitchen, an anchor by the sofa, a goat by the TV, an umbrella by the bed. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) umbrella (b) ant (c) anchor (d) goat
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) have tiny pores (d) holds up the leaves
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make food using sunlight (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell food (b) feel a light touch (c) taste sweet (d) read words
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls an orange; the orange rolls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a pencil; the pencil sings to an owl. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) ladder (c) pillow (d) owl
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a kite; the kite tickles a net; the net sits on a duck; the duck crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) net (b) onion (c) kite (d) violin
- 28.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) honesty (c) elephant (d) rocket
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a kettle; the kettle jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) jalebi (b) radio (c) kettle (d) needle
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a list of words only
- 31.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 33.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a far-off still tree
- 34.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) turn into fruit (c) make food using sunlight (d) have tiny pores
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a list of words only
- 37.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 38.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 39.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
Answer key
- False
- attract bees
- keep linking in order
- ant
- hold the plant firm
- step 1
- picture the first item
- True
- replay the story
- step 3
- step 2
- sound
- ant
- ant
- step 4
- step 3
- roots
- a funny, moving one
- holds up the leaves
- keep linking in order
- make food using sunlight
- a giant pink elephant
- put pictures at stops
- picture the first item
- feel a light touch
- ladder
- net
- honesty
- needle
- a list of words only
- True
- sounds like the new word
- a pencil that dances
- add more stops
- turn into fruit
- a bright red flying cow
- one you know very well
- each link leads on
- False
- step 1
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