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: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over an umpire; the umpire sits on a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) lemon (c) anchor (d) parrot
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 7.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) the letters only
- 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a blurry shape (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a dull white wall
- 10.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a key; the key chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) key (c) coconut (d) banana
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 14.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bus made of ice (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a giant pink elephant
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a duck; the duck sits on an apple; the apple chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) jalebi (b) apple (c) duck (d) nest
- 18.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a sock; the sock tickles an apple; the apple falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) vase (b) whistle (c) ant (d) apple
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 24.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a blurry shape
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a violin; the violin chases a needle; the needle crashes into a coconut; the coconut pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) doll (c) coconut (d) needle
- 29.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 30.🔗 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
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a kettle; the kettle sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) jug (c) watch (d) tiger
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sight (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 35.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 38.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) quick to see and recall
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) green, flat and thin (c) attract bees (d) hold the plant firm
Answer key
- put pictures at stops
- a weak picture
- choose a place you know
- umpire
- sounds like the new word
- that item is lost
- a bird leaving a cage
- replay the story
- a kite as big as a house
- the method of loci
- banana
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- True
- a normal-sized cup
- step 3
- jalebi
- True
- a weak picture
- add more stops
- a strong picture
- ant
- step 3
- a pencil that dances
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- step 2
- coconut
- choose a place you know
- link it to the next item
- True
- step 1
- tiger
- taste
- False
- True
- one you know very well
- quick to see and recall
- picture the first item
- hold the plant firm
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