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 inkpot tickles a drum; the drum rolls into a frog; the frog sings to a lemon; the lemon jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) lemon (c) frog (d) inkpot
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a frog by the dining table, a candle by the sofa, a drum by the shoe rack, a ball by the door, a rope by the TV. Where did you place the candle? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) door (d) shoe rack
- 4.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the classroom door, a jeep by the library, an igloo by the blackboard, an apple by the stairs. What did you place by the library? (a) kettle (b) jeep (c) apple (d) kite
- 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a pencil that dances (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) tongue (d) nose
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) hands in icy water (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a dog bark
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) smell food (c) see colours (d) hear music
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a key; the key tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a duck; the duck sings to a radio. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) key (b) umbrella (c) duck (d) radio
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an urn by the classroom door, a fan by the blackboard, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the notice board, a cat by the stairs. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) fan (d) lemon
- 21.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting bitter karela
- 24.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) chaabi (c) chaand (d) haathi
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) carries food to parts (c) make seeds (d) turn into fruit
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) read words (b) smell food (c) taste salty (d) hear a bell
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) ears (d) nose
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
- 36.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 37.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
Answer key
- inkpot
- step 2
- sofa
- False
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- link it to the meaning
- jeep
- replay the story
- a pale, tiny dot
- step 1
- nose
- hands in icy water
- a weak picture
- step 4
- hear the new word
- hear music
- key
- fan
- new words in a language
- step 1
- feeling a prickly cactus
- the method of loci
- a weak picture
- False
- chaand
- green, flat and thin
- stem
- step 3
- smell food
- tongue
- choose a place you know
- a strong picture
- quick to see and recall
- later today and tomorrow
- one you know very well
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
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