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 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
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto an urn; the urn pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) urn (c) glass (d) whistle
- 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) skin
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a spoon; the spoon rolls into a lamp; the lamp chases a shoe; the shoe tickles a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) rope (c) spoon (d) lamp
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) skin (d) ears
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a radio; the radio tickles an onion; the onion sits on an umpire; the umpire pulls a rose. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) onion (d) radio
- 20.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) ideas with no links (d) lines that link ideas
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 24.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) skin
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) honesty (d) elephant
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jug by the teacher’s desk, a van by the library, an umbrella by the playground, a sock by the classroom door, a violin by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) violin (b) jug (c) sock (d) van
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a radio by the fruit cart, a parrot by the swing, a rope by the banyan tree, a key by the park gate, a tiger by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) key (b) parrot (c) radio (d) tiger
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a guava by the bus stop, a parrot by the banyan tree, a sock by the fruit cart, an onion by the post box, a rope by the park gate. Where did you place the parrot? (a) park gate (b) bus stop (c) fruit cart (d) banyan tree
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 38.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 40.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
Answer key
- choose a place you know
- sight
- the method of loci
- step 3
- put pictures at stops
- True
- link it to the next item
- funny actions
- step 1
- urn
- that item is lost
- skin
- picture the first item
- spoon
- a weak picture
- a strong picture
- a good mind map
- skin
- onion
- lines that link ideas
- sight
- nose
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- step 4
- find a sound-alike word
- nose
- smell
- False
- honesty
- sock
- tiger
- the word’s meaning
- fix stops in order
- banyan tree
- find a sound-alike word
- one you know very well
- step 2
- replay the story
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