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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a drum boom (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a far-off still tree (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pencil that dances
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) all in one colour (c) topic in the centre (d) a colour for each branch
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a plain grey box (c) a list of words only (d) the word in small print
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a mango that sings (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pencil that dances
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 20.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) all in one colour (c) one key word per branch (d) long sentences
- 21.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) have tiny pores
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a dull white wall
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) make seeds (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a pencil; the pencil falls into a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) lemon (c) tiger (d) ball
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) carries food to parts (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 35.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a ball; the ball falls into a van; the van pulls a lemon; the lemon tickles an umpire. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) van (c) lemon (d) ball
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a vase by the door, a jalebi by the gate, a mirror by the sofa, a whistle by the TV, a fan by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) mirror (b) whistle (c) jalebi (d) vase
- 38.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- a poor mind map
- replay the story
- step 1
- taste
- a good mind map
- new words in a language
- hearing a drum boom
- a far-off still tree
- sight
- funny actions
- all in one colour
- step 3
- roots
- flowers
- find a sound-alike word
- a pencil that dances
- step 2
- the word in small print
- choose a place you know
- one key word per branch
- one you know very well
- step 4
- a weak picture
- have tiny pores
- a sock that smells awful
- link it to the next item
- a book in a KIT bag
- make seeds
- picture the first item
- lemon
- step 4
- green, flat and thin
- roots
- each link leads on
- yes, with new pictures
- ball
- whistle
- a good mind map
- step 1
- fix stops in order
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