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.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a van by the TV, a spoon by the shoe rack, a monkey by the door, a whistle by the gate, an owl by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) van (b) owl (c) monkey (d) whistle
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a guava by the TV, an inkpot by the shoe rack, a mirror by the dining table, a doll by the sofa, an ice cream by the door. Where did you place the mirror? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) sofa (d) dining table
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) stroking soft fur (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hands in icy water
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting salty chips (b) hands in icy water (c) seeing a glowing star (d) smelling wet earth
- 9.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) long sentences (c) details on small twigs (d) lines that link ideas
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a doll by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the blackboard, a drum by the classroom door, an inkpot by the stairs, a cat by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) doll (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) inkpot
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries water upward (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a list of words only (c) a pencil that dances (d) a plain grey box
- 22.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 24.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a duck; the duck chases an umpire; the umpire tickles a key; the key falls into a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) duck (c) kite (d) ladder
- 26.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) too slow (c) useless (d) harder to keep
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a candle by the dining table, a jug by the bed, a net by the sofa, a pillow by the TV, a pencil by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pencil (b) jug (c) candle (d) net
- 29.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a rose; the rose sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles a kite. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) glass (b) mirror (c) goat (d) kite
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 34.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it is longer (d) it needs no review
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a duck; the duck tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a rope; the rope jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) duck (b) banana (c) fan (d) umpire
- 36.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗺️ 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) attract bees (d) holds up the leaves
- 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
Answer key
- the method of loci
- whistle
- find a sound-alike word
- find a sound-alike word
- dining table
- tasting bitter karela
- leaves
- smelling wet earth
- False
- long sentences
- step 1
- step 4
- inkpot
- a weak picture
- fix stops in order
- hear the new word
- step 3
- hold the plant firm
- step 3
- a giant pink elephant
- a pencil that dances
- False
- a giant pink elephant
- a pale, tiny dot
- kite
- easier to keep
- step 1
- net
- False
- keep linking in order
- mirror
- False
- step 4
- it shows how ideas link
- duck
- True
- holds up the leaves
- replay the story
- sight
- step 2
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