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.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 2.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 8.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it grey (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
- 9.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) skin (d) nose
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) lines that link ideas (c) copying a whole page (d) ideas with no links
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling jasmine (b) tasting bitter karela (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a glowing star
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a goat by the bus stop, a van by the fruit cart, a spoon by the post box, a frog by the park gate, a lamp by the banyan tree. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) spoon (b) frog (c) van (d) goat
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 22.True or false: “long sentences” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) skin (d) ears
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste (d) sound
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 30.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) images stick better (d) words are useless
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a flute; the flute pulls a pillow; the pillow falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) violin (b) pillow (c) needle (d) flute
- 32.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a frog by the park gate, a guava by the slide, a shoe by the bench, a flute by the swing, a candle by the fruit cart. Where did you place the frog? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) slide (d) swing
- 34.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) the word in small print
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 38.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a lamp; the lamp jumps over a rope; the rope chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) net (c) van (d) lamp
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
Answer key
- fix stops in order
- add more stops
- new words in a language
- a strong picture
- link it to the meaning
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- make it big and funny
- tiny, cramped writing
- step 3
- False
- later today and tomorrow
- step 2
- skin
- lines that link ideas
- take in water from soil
- feeling a prickly cactus
- replay the story
- a weak picture
- van
- a weak picture
- True
- step 4
- funny actions
- that item is lost
- the pen stirring tea
- ears
- taste
- a good mind map
- images stick better
- flute
- True
- park gate
- the method of loci
- the word in small print
- put pictures at stops
- step 2
- to keep the order
- net
- step 1
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