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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 5.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) ideas with no links (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) long sentences
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) ideas with no links (c) lines that link ideas (d) details on small twigs
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a monkey by the park gate, a watch by the swing, a radio by the slide, a wallet by the bench, a violin by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) wallet (b) violin (c) radio (d) monkey
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a bus made of ice (c) a dull white wall (d) a plain grey box
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 15.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) your name (d) the date
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 19.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) topic in a corner (c) long sentences (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a key by the park gate, a tiger by the swing, a vase by the banyan tree, an urn by the fruit cart, a mango by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) mango (b) tiger (c) vase (d) urn
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a flute; the flute tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a ladder; the ladder crashes into a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) kettle (c) nest (d) guava
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a candle; the candle sings to an umpire; the umpire tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a parrot. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) anchor (b) umpire (c) ladder (d) candle
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it is longer (d) it hides the ideas
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) small doodles (d) lines that link ideas
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear voices (b) smell flowers (c) hear a bell (d) taste sour
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a goat by the banyan tree, an owl by the fruit cart, a needle by the post box, a wallet by the park gate, a doll by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) doll (b) wallet (c) needle (d) goat
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pencil that dances
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a mango; the mango falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a net; the net rolls into a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) drum (c) net (d) tent
- 36.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into a nest; the nest rolls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a doll. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) orange (b) wallet (c) doll (d) nest
Answer key
- funny actions
- choose a place you know
- choose a place you know
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- flowers
- lines that link ideas
- ideas with no links
- taste
- monkey
- step 2
- a bus made of ice
- a good mind map
- a giant pink elephant
- the main topic
- picture the first item
- that item is lost
- keep linking in order
- True
- each link leads on
- link it to the meaning
- step 1
- topic in the centre
- fix stops in order
- mango
- guava
- candle
- picture the first item
- it shows how ideas link
- tiny, cramped writing
- taste sour
- goat
- fix stops in order
- a far-off still tree
- drum
- a poor mind map
- step 1
- False
- choose a place you know
- orange
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