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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an anchor by the dining table, a tomato by the kitchen, a drum by the bed, an orange by the TV, a banana by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) orange (b) anchor (c) banana (d) drum
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a plain grey box (c) a pencil that dances (d) the word in small print
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tiger by the classroom door, a jeep by the stairs, a watch by the notice board, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the school gate. What did you place by the notice board? (a) igloo (b) tiger (c) duck (d) watch
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bus made of ice (c) the word in small print (d) a kite as big as a house
- 8.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) nothing at all (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) a blank page
- 9.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 12.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) no, never
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a radio; the radio sings to an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) shoe (c) radio (d) ice cream
- 14.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 15.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) bandar (c) paani (d) dola
- 17.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in the centre
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a normal-sized cup
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 20.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
- 21.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) topic in the centre (c) a colour for each branch (d) one key word per branch
- 23.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) the word in small print (c) a dull white wall (d) a mango that sings
- 26.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a cat by the dining table, a mango by the TV, a fan by the sofa, a monkey by the shoe rack, an anchor by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) monkey (b) mango (c) cat (d) anchor
- 30.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell food (b) feel rough or smooth (c) hear music (d) see colours
- 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) green, flat and thin (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- True
- leaves
- banana
- a pencil that dances
- watch
- the word in small print
- a bird leaving a cage
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- taste
- step 1
- yes, with new pictures
- glass
- to keep the order
- True
- paani
- topic in a corner
- a laughing tiffin box
- put pictures at stops
- a blurry shape
- the main topic
- ideas with no links
- False
- True
- a mango that sings
- new words in a language
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- mango
- the pen stirring tea
- the word’s meaning
- see colours
- replay the story
- step 2
- True
- a funny, moving one
- grow under the ground
- step 1
- step 2
- hear the new word
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