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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a ball by the dining table, a wallet by the sofa, a monkey by the TV, an umpire by the kitchen, an onion by the shoe rack. What did you place by the sofa? (a) ball (b) wallet (c) monkey (d) onion
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear music (b) smell smoke (c) feel hot and cold (d) see colours
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into an apple; the apple bounces onto a monkey; the monkey rolls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) apple (b) coconut (c) pillow (d) drum
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) attract bees (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a blurry shape
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 10.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in the centre (c) details on small twigs (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 18.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) small doodles (d) topic in a corner
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) a colour for each branch (c) long sentences (d) topic in a corner
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 22.🗣️ 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
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a pencil that dances
- 25.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 26.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) fish (b) mango (c) foot (d) eye
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) watching fireworks (c) stroking soft fur (d) tasting bitter karela
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) a colour for each branch (c) topic in a corner (d) details on small twigs
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) easier to keep (d) harder to keep
- 35.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 37.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
Answer key
- replay the story
- wallet
- see colours
- coconut
- attract bees
- a funny, moving one
- a giant pink elephant
- each link leads on
- step 1
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- the word’s meaning
- choose a place you know
- tiny, cramped writing
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- honesty
- flowers
- small doodles
- a colour for each branch
- step 2
- have tiny pores
- hear the new word
- choose a place you know
- a normal-sized cup
- new words in a language
- to keep the order
- mango
- sounds like the new word
- link it to the next item
- tasting bitter karela
- step 3
- topic in a corner
- hear the new word
- easier to keep
- a good mind map
- choose a place you know
- funny actions
- step 1
- leaves
- a weak picture
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