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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sour (b) taste sweet (c) see colours (d) feel a light touch
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a plain grey box (c) a dull white wall (d) the word in small print
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell food (b) see colours (c) taste salty (d) smell flowers
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) the word in small print (c) a bus made of ice (d) a normal-sized cup
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a sock by the TV, a monkey by the dining table, a kettle by the sofa, an orange by the bed, a guava by the kitchen. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) sock (b) kettle (c) guava (d) monkey
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) holds up the leaves (c) turn into fruit (d) have tiny pores
- 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a lamp; the lamp pulls a jeep; the jeep tickles a glass. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) jeep (b) shoe (c) lamp (d) glass
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 16.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a far-off still tree
- 18.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in a corner (d) topic in the centre
- 19.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 25.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🗣️ 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
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a bucket by the bench, a mango by the slide, an urn by the park gate, a tomato by the fruit cart, a parrot by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) parrot (b) bucket (c) tomato (d) mango
- 30.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 33.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a needle by the bed, a jalebi by the TV, a ball by the sofa, a sock by the dining table, a ladder by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) needle (b) sock (c) jalebi (d) ladder
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 37.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 39.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) they are boring
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
Answer key
- see colours
- step 3
- a kite as big as a house
- a weak picture
- taste salty
- a bus made of ice
- guava
- turn into fruit
- that item is lost
- step 2
- link it to the meaning
- jeep
- step 1
- step 3
- step 4
- to keep the order
- a giant pink elephant
- topic in the centre
- the method of loci
- sight
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- green, flat and thin
- add more stops
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- link it to the meaning
- parrot
- True
- taste
- step 2
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- ladder
- hold the plant firm
- new words in a language
- replay the story
- images stick better
- funny actions
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