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.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 3.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 5.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 6.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) tongue
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a shoe by the TV, an onion by the bed, a rose by the dining table, a parrot by the kitchen, a ladder by the sofa. Where did you place the onion? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) dining table (d) bed
- 11.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
- 13.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 14.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 15.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 19.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) ideas with no links (d) a colour for each branch
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) a colour for each branch (d) ideas with no links
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste salty (b) feel a light touch (c) feel hot and cold (d) smell food
- 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles a glass; the glass sings to a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) glass (c) jalebi (d) goat
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste salty (b) feel rough or smooth (c) smell flowers (d) hear voices
- 31.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a shoe by the park gate, a drum by the banyan tree, a sock by the post box, a tiger by the swing, an umbrella by the fruit cart. What did you place by the swing? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) shoe (d) tiger
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a shoe by the kitchen, an igloo by the dining table, a sock by the shoe rack, a goat by the TV, a coconut by the sofa. What did you place by the dining table? (a) igloo (b) goat (c) sock (d) shoe
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 36.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) tasting bitter karela (c) stroking soft fur (d) watching fireworks
- 39.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) copying a whole page (c) ideas with no links (d) long sentences
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- yes, with new pictures
- funny actions
- False
- step 4
- images stick better
- False
- picture the first item
- ears
- step 2
- bed
- the method of loci
- that item is lost
- new words in a language
- to keep the order
- True
- link it to the next item
- roots
- step 1
- ideas with no links
- step 3
- ideas with no links
- smell food
- replay the story
- link it to the meaning
- goat
- picture the first item
- a good mind map
- choose a place you know
- link it to the next item
- feel rough or smooth
- a funny, moving one
- tiger
- hear the new word
- igloo
- the word’s meaning
- later today and tomorrow
- taste
- stroking soft fur
- topic in the centre
- find a sound-alike word
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