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.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 2.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a sock that smells awful
- 9.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) words are useless
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 14.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it looks empty
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 16.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it grey (c) make it big and funny (d) keep it still
- 22.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an orange by the swing, a tent by the fruit cart, a ladder by the post box, a cat by the park gate, an ant by the banyan tree. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) tent (b) cat (c) orange (d) ladder
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a whistle (d) hands in icy water
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 34.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) colour it again (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a MAZE on a table
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a rope; the rope jumps over an onion; the onion falls into a goat; the goat rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) candle (b) goat (c) rope (d) owl
- 40.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
Answer key
- add more stops
- False
- step 1
- step 2
- funny actions
- step 4
- put pictures at stops
- a sock that smells awful
- images stick better
- step 1
- a good mind map
- link it to the next item
- flowers
- quick to see and recall
- picture the first item
- a poor mind map
- a strong picture
- True
- yes, with new pictures
- fix stops in order
- make it big and funny
- False
- a weak picture
- keep linking in order
- a weak picture
- a poor mind map
- roots
- link it to the next item
- tent
- seeing a glowing star
- a strong picture
- step 4
- replay the story
- redraw it from memory
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- link it to the next item
- I NEED sleep
- rope
- one you know very well
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