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 keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting salty chips (d) stroking soft fur
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) attract bees (b) green, flat and thin (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 6.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an anchor; the anchor sings to a flute; the flute rolls into a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) sock (c) flute (d) duck
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) make seeds (c) holds up the leaves (d) attract bees
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tent by the sofa, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a kite by the dining table, an urn by the TV, a tiger by the kitchen. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) jalebi (b) tent (c) tiger (d) urn
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) make food using sunlight (d) hold the plant firm
- 16.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) banana
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling jasmine
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a list of words only (c) a pencil that dances (d) a giant pink elephant
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) attract bees (c) make seeds (d) turn into fruit
- 21.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 24.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) all in one colour (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in a corner
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a mango that sings
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) hear music (c) smell food (d) see shapes
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) shala (c) mez (d) ped
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a cat; the cat falls into a violin; the violin bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) owl (c) cat (d) umpire
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a tent; the tent rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a coconut; the coconut sits on a kite. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) ball (b) monkey (c) tent (d) kite
- 37.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 39.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
Answer key
- link it to the meaning
- link it to the meaning
- that item is lost
- tasting salty chips
- green, flat and thin
- True
- step 1
- step 3
- sock
- step 4
- holds up the leaves
- step 2
- step 4
- jalebi
- make seeds
- honesty
- hearing a whistle
- a list of words only
- put pictures at stops
- make food using sunlight
- the method of loci
- keep linking in order
- step 4
- True
- topic in the centre
- touch
- eyes
- picture the first item
- tasting raw mango
- a pale, tiny dot
- hear music
- ped
- owl
- hear the new word
- a weak picture
- monkey
- new words in a language
- grow under the ground
- True
- step 1
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