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: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a cat; the cat tickles a whistle; the whistle sings to a shoe; the shoe pulls a tiger. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) whistle (b) tiger (c) shoe (d) jalebi
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a whistle; the whistle sings to a doll. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) bucket (d) wallet
- 7.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bus made of ice
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 12.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a nest by the library, a vase by the classroom door, a doll by the blackboard, a mango by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the stairs. Where did you place the mango? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 16.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) one key word per branch (c) small doodles (d) a colour for each branch
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) attract bees (c) make food using sunlight (d) hold the plant firm
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a list of words only (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a plain grey box
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting raw mango
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a candle by the bus stop, a watch by the park gate, a violin by the fruit cart, a goat by the post box, a duck by the banyan tree. Where did you place the watch? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) post box (d) bus stop
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 23.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) redraw it from memory (c) frame it (d) throw it away
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles an owl; the owl chases a flute; the flute rolls into a key; the key bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) owl (b) flute (c) ice cream (d) key
- 25.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 27.🗣️ 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
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hands in icy water (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling jasmine
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pencil that dances
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) the word in small print (c) a plain grey box (d) a dull white wall
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) flower (b) foot (c) table (d) mango
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pencil that dances
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a good mind map
- tiger
- cat
- True
- a bus made of ice
- link it to the next item
- flowers
- sight
- honesty
- hear the new word
- teacher’s desk
- step 2
- copying a whole page
- make food using sunlight
- a sock that smells awful
- seeing a glowing star
- park gate
- keep linking in order
- each link leads on
- redraw it from memory
- owl
- one you know very well
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- step 3
- a good mind map
- taste
- hearing a drum boom
- that item is lost
- step 3
- picture the first item
- a pale, tiny dot
- a bright red flying cow
- flower
- a normal-sized cup
- put pictures at stops
- step 4
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