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 place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 5.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a dull white wall (c) a bus made of ice (d) a blurry shape
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) one key word per branch (c) small doodles (d) long sentences
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in a corner (c) small doodles (d) details on small twigs
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a plain grey box (d) a mango that sings
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 16.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a bright red flying cow (d) the word in small print
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make seeds (c) take in water from soil (d) make food using sunlight
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a tiger; the tiger jumps over a mirror; the mirror crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) tiger (c) mirror (d) ice cream
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 21.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) taste sour (c) read words (d) hear music
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) copying a whole page (d) small doodles
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight (d) touch
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) ideas with no links (c) all in one colour (d) details on small twigs
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a flute; the flute sits on a doll; the doll tickles an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) anchor (c) ice cream (d) flute
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a parrot by the TV, an orange by the shoe rack, a sock by the door, a nest by the gate, a jug by the sofa. What did you place by the gate? (a) sock (b) nest (c) jug (d) orange
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a rose; the rose crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) key (b) orange (c) glass (d) candle
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 38.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) the letters only (d) a blank page
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a lamp by the banyan tree, a glass by the park gate, a rope by the fruit cart, a lemon by the swing, a duck by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) duck (b) lemon (c) lamp (d) glass
- 40.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
Answer key
- one you know very well
- link it to the next item
- a strong picture
- step 3
- a bus made of ice
- long sentences
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- fix stops in order
- funny actions
- hear the new word
- topic in a corner
- a plain grey box
- a weak picture
- replay the story
- False
- the word in small print
- make seeds
- tiger
- step 1
- add more stops
- step 2
- feel hot and cold
- step 2
- each link leads on
- small doodles
- put pictures at stops
- keep linking in order
- fix stops in order
- touch
- details on small twigs
- hear the new word
- sock
- nest
- key
- choose a place you know
- step 3
- a bird leaving a cage
- lamp
- new words in a language
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