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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 2.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a drum boom (d) hands in icy water
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell food (b) hear a bell (c) read words (d) feel a light touch
- 7.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling jasmine (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a dog bark (d) tasting bitter karela
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a monkey; the monkey sits on an urn; the urn jumps over a banana; the banana pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) needle (b) banana (c) urn (d) monkey
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 17.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste salty (b) smell smoke (c) read words (d) feel hot and cold
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an ant by the notice board, a watch by the blackboard, a doll by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the classroom door, a lamp by the stairs. Where did you place the ant? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) notice board (d) classroom door
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pencil by the shoe rack, an onion by the TV, a mango by the door, a glass by the sofa, a parrot by the gate. Where did you place the pencil? (a) door (b) TV (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 28.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into an ant; the ant chases a bucket; the bucket sits on a key; the key crashes into a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) key (c) watch (d) coconut
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make seeds (b) grow under the ground (c) carries water upward (d) have tiny pores
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries water upward (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 39.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 40.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
Answer key
- replay the story
- False
- hearing a drum boom
- a weak picture
- flowers
- smell food
- False
- keep linking in order
- hearing a dog bark
- smell
- step 1
- step 2
- a poor mind map
- urn
- step 3
- step 2
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a poor mind map
- a weak picture
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- feel hot and cold
- notice board
- fix stops in order
- True
- shoe rack
- hear the new word
- quick to see and recall
- step 3
- a normal-sized cup
- key
- have tiny pores
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- a strong picture
- put pictures at stops
- roots
- carries water upward
- a funny, moving one
- one you know very well
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