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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a key; the key sits on a lemon; the lemon jumps over a ladder; the ladder chases a drum. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) key (b) drum (c) lemon (d) owl
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a list of words only
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a kite by the sofa, a rope by the gate, a flute by the door, an anchor by the TV, a key by the shoe rack. What did you place by the gate? (a) flute (b) kite (c) rope (d) anchor
- 5.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a glass by the bed, an owl by the kitchen, an umpire by the dining table, a lamp by the sofa, a watch by the TV. Where did you place the umpire? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) TV (d) dining table
- 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a blurry shape
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an ant by the TV, a jeep by the sofa, an urn by the shoe rack, an inkpot by the kitchen, a key by the dining table. What did you place by the dining table? (a) urn (b) ant (c) jeep (d) key
- 12.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 13.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) banana
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) smell smoke (c) taste sweet (d) read words
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a rose by the door, a kite by the shoe rack, a flute by the sofa, a banana by the TV, a ball by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) kite (b) flute (c) rose (d) ball
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a bucket; the bucket pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over a frog; the frog sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) bucket (b) whistle (c) frog (d) glass
- 17.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) one key word per branch (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in the centre
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a bus made of ice (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a mango that sings
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) smell
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste salty (b) feel a light touch (c) smell smoke (d) taste sour
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 29.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a blurry shape (d) a bright red flying cow
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) smell
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hearing a dog bark (c) tasting salty chips (d) seeing a glowing star
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a ball; the ball crashes into a radio; the radio pulls a jug; the jug tickles a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) jug (c) ball (d) tent
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) long sentences (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in the centre
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a lemon by the dining table, a whistle by the sofa, a bucket by the shoe rack, an umbrella by the door, a jug by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) umbrella (b) jug (c) lemon (d) bucket
- 39.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
Answer key
- a weak picture
- lemon
- a laughing tiffin box
- rope
- choose a place you know
- the pen stirring tea
- picture the first item
- dining table
- that item is lost
- a giant pink elephant
- key
- tiny, cramped writing
- honesty
- smell smoke
- kite
- frog
- topic in a corner
- the word in small print
- roots
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- taste
- feel a light touch
- step 4
- the word’s meaning
- sight
- False
- a blurry shape
- roots
- a strong picture
- smell
- hearing a dog bark
- ball
- step 4
- topic in the centre
- lemon
- make it big and funny
- step 1
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