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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see colours (b) see shapes (c) smell food (d) feel a light touch
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) phool (c) neend (d) paay
- 8.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 9.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) a sock that smells awful
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into an urn; the urn pulls an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a lamp; the lamp jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) urn (b) rope (c) anchor (d) vase
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) holds up the leaves (c) make seeds (d) green, flat and thin
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a spoon; the spoon tickles an umpire; the umpire chases a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) spoon (c) umpire (d) coconut
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jug by the blackboard, a duck by the classroom door, a mirror by the playground, an anchor by the library, a monkey by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the playground? (a) jug (b) monkey (c) mirror (d) duck
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a dull white wall (c) a far-off still tree (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a dull white wall (d) a bus made of ice
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a whistle; the whistle tickles a tent. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) igloo (b) pencil (c) tent (d) whistle
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 25.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) make seeds (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a rope; the rope crashes into an apple; the apple chases a whistle; the whistle tickles an urn. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) wallet (c) whistle (d) rope
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) watching fireworks (c) tasting salty chips (d) hands in icy water
- 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a sock by the classroom door, a vase by the stairs, an owl by the school gate, a ball by the notice board, a jug by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ball (b) owl (c) vase (d) sock
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling jasmine (c) stroking soft fur (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) smell flowers (c) see colours (d) see shapes
- 34.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 35.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) it saves ink (d) no reason
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) attract bees (c) holds up the leaves (d) have tiny pores
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a guava by the stairs, a coconut by the classroom door, a van by the library, a frog by the blackboard, a net by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) van (b) net (c) coconut (d) guava
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hearing a dog bark (c) hearing a whistle (d) tasting raw mango
Answer key
- step 4
- choose a place you know
- picture the first item
- a funny, moving one
- step 1
- smell food
- phool
- the method of loci
- False
- picture the first item
- hear the new word
- a sock that smells awful
- anchor
- step 4
- green, flat and thin
- tomato
- mirror
- a frog wearing a crown
- put pictures at stops
- a dull white wall
- a strong picture
- whistle
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- add more stops
- grow under the ground
- whistle
- hearing a dog bark
- replay the story
- owl
- tasting bitter karela
- fix stops in order
- smell flowers
- funny actions
- quick to see and recall
- have tiny pores
- keep linking in order
- net
- keep linking in order
- tasting raw mango
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