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 detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) have tiny pores (c) turn into fruit (d) take in water from soil
- 2.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on an onion; the onion rolls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a vase; the vase pulls a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) vase (c) onion (d) monkey
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear music (b) smell flowers (c) hear voices (d) read words
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 7.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a blurry shape (d) a kite as big as a house
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 11.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) small doodles (c) ideas with no links (d) details on small twigs
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a rope by the banyan tree, an urn by the park gate, a guava by the fruit cart, a doll by the bus stop, a pencil by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) urn (b) guava (c) rope (d) pencil
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a banana; the banana pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a van. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) umbrella (c) van (d) onion
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) nose (d) skin
- 18.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) eyes (d) ears
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a dog bark
- 23.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a spoon; the spoon chases a drum; the drum sits on a watch. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) fan (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) drum
- 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a tent; the tent falls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a nest; the nest chases a lemon. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) lemon (b) tent (c) bucket (d) nest
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a watch by the door, an ant by the TV, a violin by the gate, an urn by the shoe rack, an igloo by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) watch (b) urn (c) igloo (d) ant
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into a candle; the candle jumps over a mirror; the mirror tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) candle (c) coconut (d) rope
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see colours (b) taste salty (c) smell smoke (d) taste sweet
- 31.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an umbrella by the park gate, a violin by the banyan tree, a nest by the post box, a monkey by the bus stop, a banana by the fruit cart. Where did you place the monkey? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) bus stop (d) banyan tree
- 33.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a dull white wall (c) a mango that sings (d) a sock that smells awful
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a duck; the duck sings to a wallet; the wallet falls into a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) wallet (c) rose (d) duck
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 36.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) the word “umbrella”
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a dog bark
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) see colours (c) taste sweet (d) smell smoke
- 39.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 40.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) details on small twigs (c) lines that link ideas (d) tiny, cramped writing
Answer key
- take in water from soil
- later today and tomorrow
- monkey
- step 1
- read words
- keep linking in order
- the method of loci
- step 2
- a kite as big as a house
- step 4
- ideas with no links
- pencil
- choose a place you know
- umbrella
- step 1
- add more stops
- eyes
- True
- smell
- link it to the meaning
- eyes
- watching fireworks
- False
- watch
- each link leads on
- replay the story
- tent
- ant
- candle
- see colours
- choose a place you know
- bus stop
- a dull white wall
- urn
- sound
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- tasting salty chips
- taste sweet
- funny actions
- tiny, cramped writing
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