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.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 3.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) harder to keep (c) too slow (d) easier to keep
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in a corner
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jalebi by the shoe rack, a rope by the sofa, a nest by the dining table, a wallet by the TV, a cat by the door. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) jalebi (b) wallet (c) rope (d) cat
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste sour (b) hear music (c) see shapes (d) read words
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling wet earth (d) stroking soft fur
- 14.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 15.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a mango that sings (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 19.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 22.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) ideas with no links (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 24.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) chaabi (c) naak (d) dola
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 28.🗣️ 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
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hands in icy water (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a whistle
- 30.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a frog; the frog sits on a nest; the nest crashes into a goat; the goat rolls into a needle. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) goat (b) needle (c) kettle (d) frog
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) tasting salty chips (d) stroking soft fur
- 34.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) nothing at all (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste sour (b) taste sweet (c) feel hot and cold (d) see shapes
- 37.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- the method of loci
- smell
- easier to keep
- keep linking in order
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- lines that link ideas
- funny actions
- jalebi
- a weak picture
- a strong picture
- hear music
- tasting raw mango
- to keep the order
- new words in a language
- a weak picture
- a normal-sized cup
- a list of words only
- False
- a poor mind map
- a good mind map
- one key word per branch
- each link leads on
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- dola
- the word’s meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- smelling wet earth
- the pen stirring tea
- frog
- False
- smelling a stinky sock
- a bird leaving a cage
- holds up the leaves
- feel hot and cold
- False
- step 4
- True
- link it to the next item
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