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 memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 6.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) skin (d) nose
- 8.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a banana by the dining table, a rope by the kitchen, an igloo by the sofa, a rose by the TV, an onion by the shoe rack. What did you place by the sofa? (a) rope (b) onion (c) igloo (d) rose
- 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a drum boom (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) stroking soft fur
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight (d) sound
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a mirror; the mirror sits on an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) kettle (b) ice cream (c) mirror (d) vase
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 18.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) a small detail (c) your name (d) the main topic
- 19.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a bucket by the kitchen, a flute by the shoe rack, a mango by the TV, a monkey by the dining table, a kettle by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) kettle (b) flute (c) monkey (d) mango
- 22.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 24.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a bus made of ice (d) a bright red flying cow
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) carries food to parts
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sour (b) read words (c) feel rough or smooth (d) smell food
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) eyes (d) ears
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear music (b) taste salty (c) smell flowers (d) feel hot and cold
- 36.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a far-off still tree (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 40.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
Answer key
- step 2
- step 3
- touch
- a poor mind map
- step 4
- False
- nose
- add more stops
- igloo
- new words in a language
- replay the story
- seeing a red kite fly
- taste
- ice cream
- picture the first item
- find a sound-alike word
- yes, with new pictures
- the main topic
- True
- funny actions
- flute
- False
- step 3
- a funny, moving one
- a normal-sized cup
- carries food to parts
- link it to the meaning
- step 4
- step 2
- hear the new word
- hear the new word
- read words
- eyes
- the word’s meaning
- feel hot and cold
- each link leads on
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- a far-off still tree
- quick to see and recall
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