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 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
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) seeing a glowing star (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) smelling jasmine
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 10.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a sock that smells awful
- 11.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell food (b) taste salty (c) read words (d) hear music
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) make seeds (c) make food using sunlight (d) holds up the leaves
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jug by the playground, a coconut by the library, a ball by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the blackboard, an umpire by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ball (b) jug (c) umpire (d) banana
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a whistle by the banyan tree, a ladder by the post box, a mango by the park gate, a coconut by the bus stop, a mirror by the fruit cart. Where did you place the mango? (a) park gate (b) bus stop (c) banyan tree (d) post box
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) the word in small print (c) a pencil that dances (d) a plain grey box
- 22.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 23.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 24.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) quick to see and recall (c) it looks empty (d) no reason
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) the word in small print (c) a far-off still tree (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) ideas with no links (d) a colour for each branch
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 29.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a mango that sings
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into a mango; the mango sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) urn (b) ice cream (c) mango (d) coconut
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) hold the plant firm (c) attract bees (d) make seeds
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jug by the dining table, an anchor by the TV, an urn by the door, a cat by the shoe rack, a parrot by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) jug (b) cat (c) anchor (d) urn
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the shoe rack, a jug by the gate, an orange by the sofa, a goat by the TV, a mango by the door. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) orange (b) mango (c) ball (d) goat
- 37.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) skin
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a blurry shape (d) a frog wearing a crown
Answer key
- step 2
- taste
- leaves
- stem
- find a sound-alike word
- a funny, moving one
- to keep the order
- seeing a glowing star
- step 4
- a pale, tiny dot
- one you know very well
- read words
- make food using sunlight
- taste
- umpire
- park gate
- that item is lost
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- step 1
- a pencil that dances
- later today and tomorrow
- images stick better
- quick to see and recall
- a laughing tiffin box
- step 2
- a colour for each branch
- step 4
- each link leads on
- a far-off still tree
- coconut
- hold the plant firm
- anchor
- choose a place you know
- step 3
- ball
- yes, with new pictures
- a weak picture
- nose
- a frog wearing a crown
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