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 “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a rose; the rose falls into a mango; the mango tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) shoe (c) mango (d) coconut
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a pencil; the pencil chases a sock; the sock rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) monkey (b) pencil (c) sock (d) anchor
- 6.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a mango that sings
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 8.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) long sentences (c) small doodles (d) topic in a corner
- 9.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 11.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it is longer (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it hides the ideas
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) turn into fruit
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) make food using sunlight (d) hold the plant firm
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) tongue
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) grow under the ground (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
- 19.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) a colour for each branch (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) long sentences (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in the centre
- 22.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries food to parts (d) grow under the ground
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting salty chips (c) seeing a glowing star (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a drum boom (c) tasting raw mango (d) stroking soft fur
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a dull white wall (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a dull white wall (d) a blurry shape
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 40.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- tongue
- hold the plant firm
- key
- find a sound-alike word
- sock
- a normal-sized cup
- keep linking in order
- small doodles
- the method of loci
- a strong picture
- it shows how ideas link
- sight
- turn into fruit
- make food using sunlight
- tongue
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- grow under the ground
- ideas with no links
- picture the first item
- long sentences
- one you know very well
- funny actions
- a weak picture
- step 2
- make food using sunlight
- put pictures at stops
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- tasting salty chips
- hearing a drum boom
- True
- a mango that sings
- picture the first item
- a strong picture
- a pencil that dances
- a weak picture
- False
- step 3
- True
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