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: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) make seeds (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a cat by the door, a lemon by the gate, an onion by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the TV, a frog by the sofa. Where did you place the frog? (a) gate (b) shoe rack (c) door (d) sofa
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a goat; the goat rolls into an owl; the owl bounces onto an ant; the ant sits on a ladder. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) ladder (b) ice cream (c) ant (d) owl
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) redraw it from memory (c) throw it away (d) frame it
- 14.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) skin (d) tongue
- 16.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling wet earth (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over a rope; the rope tickles an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) rope (c) spoon (d) mango
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) a colour for each branch (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in a corner
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a lamp; the lamp chases an ant. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) ant (c) glass (d) jalebi
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) all in one colour (d) small doodles
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) take in water from soil (c) attract bees (d) carries water upward
- 27.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ball by the notice board, a kite by the stairs, a cat by the classroom door, an orange by the school gate, a lemon by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the ball? (a) stairs (b) school gate (c) notice board (d) teacher’s desk
- 29.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 30.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a cat; the cat chases a frog; the frog rolls into an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) watch
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) grow under the ground
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 34.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 38.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) lines that link ideas (d) copying a whole page
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) a list of words only
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) eyes (d) tongue
Answer key
- step 3
- holds up the leaves
- step 4
- attract bees
- sofa
- a strong picture
- step 2
- a weak picture
- choose a place you know
- owl
- picture the first item
- hear the new word
- redraw it from memory
- True
- nose
- a poor mind map
- step 2
- a good mind map
- a poor mind map
- funny actions
- seeing a red kite fly
- duck
- topic in a corner
- ant
- small doodles
- take in water from soil
- True
- notice board
- to keep the order
- images stick better
- cat
- grow under the ground
- step 1
- True
- fix stops in order
- roots
- step 3
- lines that link ideas
- a laughing tiffin box
- tongue
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