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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a plain grey box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a list of words only
- 2.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) your name
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a parrot by the sofa, an umbrella by the bed, an apple by the kitchen, an inkpot by the TV, a watch by the dining table. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) bed
- 4.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) throw it away
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a plain grey box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a dull white wall
- 8.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a list of words only (d) a bus made of ice
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a far-off still tree (c) a bright red flying cow (d) the word in small print
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 21.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) a blank page
- 22.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it saves ink (d) it looks empty
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an apple by the sofa, a tiger by the shoe rack, a flute by the TV, a frog by the gate, an orange by the door. Where did you place the apple? (a) shoe rack (b) gate (c) sofa (d) door
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 27.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a list of words only
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a jug; the jug falls into an urn; the urn sits on a violin; the violin sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) jug (b) violin (c) pillow (d) urn
- 29.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it hides the ideas (d) it needs no review
- 30.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a van by the shoe rack, a cat by the gate, a spoon by the TV, a duck by the door, a coconut by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) cat (b) van (c) spoon (d) duck
- 39.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a plain box
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
Answer key
- a pencil that dances
- the main topic
- bed
- redraw it from memory
- step 2
- sight
- a bus made of ice
- one you know very well
- a strong picture
- find a sound-alike word
- a list of words only
- a bright red flying cow
- link it to the next item
- easier to keep
- step 4
- stem
- False
- True
- picture the first item
- find a sound-alike word
- a bird leaving a cage
- quick to see and recall
- sofa
- step 2
- step 4
- a good mind map
- a list of words only
- urn
- it shows how ideas link
- True
- later today and tomorrow
- step 3
- step 2
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- keep linking in order
- a weak picture
- spoon
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- put pictures at stops
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