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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an anchor by the swing, an onion by the post box, an umbrella by the fruit cart, a tent by the banyan tree, a sock by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) anchor (b) umbrella (c) tent (d) sock
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) small doodles (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a whistle (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting bitter karela
- 7.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) words are useless (d) they need no attention
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a coconut by the swing, a van by the slide, a monkey by the park gate, a guava by the fruit cart, a spoon by the bench. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) guava (b) monkey (c) van (d) coconut
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a blurry shape (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) a colour for each branch (c) ideas with no links (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) ideas with no links (c) long sentences (d) all in one colour
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) topic in the centre (c) copying a whole page (d) ideas with no links
- 15.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over a frog; the frog chases a violin. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) frog (b) violin (c) tomato (d) onion
- 17.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make food using sunlight (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) have tiny pores
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 24.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 27.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a bus made of ice (c) a blurry shape (d) a kite as big as a house
- 30.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a drum; the drum chases an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) flute (c) drum (d) pillow
- 33.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) honesty (c) elephant (d) banana
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a drum boom
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 37.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) read words (b) see colours (c) hear a bell (d) smell flowers
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 40.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
Answer key
- taste
- step 1
- a weak picture
- anchor
- all in one colour
- seeing a glowing star
- images stick better
- guava
- a giant pink elephant
- a colour for each branch
- a poor mind map
- details on small twigs
- picture the first item
- topic in the centre
- True
- onion
- to keep the order
- find a sound-alike word
- make food using sunlight
- have tiny pores
- touch
- choose a place you know
- the method of loci
- yes, with new pictures
- step 2
- step 2
- False
- step 1
- a blurry shape
- False
- a weak picture
- umbrella
- honesty
- smelling wet earth
- link it to the next item
- a funny, moving one
- new words in a language
- hear a bell
- step 3
- a good mind map
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students