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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a pencil; the pencil sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) lamp (c) tiger (d) lemon
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a doll; the doll jumps over a cat; the cat falls into an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) cat (c) watch (d) kite
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 5.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries food to parts (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 7.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 13.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) topic in a corner (d) a colour for each branch
- 15.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a sock that smells awful (c) the word in small print (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 16.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 22.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a blurry shape (d) a bright red flying cow
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) turn into fruit (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make seeds (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umpire by the kitchen, a jug by the dining table, a kettle by the TV, a doll by the sofa, a monkey by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) jug (b) umpire (c) doll (d) kettle
- 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a candle; the candle sits on a goat; the goat jumps over a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) watch (c) parrot (d) goat
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an urn by the teacher’s desk, a shoe by the school gate, a wallet by the notice board, a tiger by the classroom door, a banana by the stairs. What did you place by the stairs? (a) shoe (b) urn (c) banana (d) tiger
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a far-off still tree (d) a mango that sings
- 39.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it hides the ideas (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it is longer
- 40.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
Answer key
- flowers
- tiger
- kite
- hear the new word
- one you know very well
- carries food to parts
- False
- True
- fix stops in order
- the word’s meaning
- step 3
- sight
- True
- a colour for each branch
- the word in small print
- False
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- sight
- step 4
- a blurry shape
- stem
- turn into fruit
- make seeds
- jug
- that item is lost
- touch
- candle
- banana
- choose a place you know
- keep linking in order
- a weak picture
- a funny, moving one
- find a sound-alike word
- taste
- picture the first item
- a far-off still tree
- it shows how ideas link
- a giant rainbow umbrella
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