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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 5.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a dull white wall (c) a pencil that dances (d) a list of words only
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) touch
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see shapes (b) hear voices (c) hear music (d) feel a light touch
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) a colour for each branch
- 13.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) chaand (c) billi (d) phool
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling wet earth (c) hearing a dog bark (d) tasting bitter karela
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) have tiny pores (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a drum; the drum falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) doll (b) drum (c) owl (d) umbrella
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) make food using sunlight (d) grow under the ground
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into an apple; the apple jumps over a bucket; the bucket sings to a radio; the radio pulls a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) apple (c) ladder (d) radio
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) taste (c) smell (d) sound
- 26.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the date (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases an igloo; the igloo crashes into a watch; the watch tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) coconut (c) flute (d) watch
- 29.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a rope; the rope crashes into a monkey; the monkey chases a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) coconut (c) needle (d) pencil
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a guava; the guava bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) jalebi (c) guava (d) ant
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a blurry shape
- 34.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) redraw it from memory (d) frame it
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) nose (d) skin
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a list of words only (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bus made of ice
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
Answer key
- eyes
- step 1
- step 2
- new words in a language
- a pencil that dances
- sight
- a strong picture
- step 1
- step 1
- feel a light touch
- step 4
- topic in a corner
- False
- phool
- roots
- tasting bitter karela
- False
- replay the story
- step 4
- attract bees
- umbrella
- grow under the ground
- bucket
- step 3
- sound
- the main topic
- that item is lost
- watch
- to keep the order
- a weak picture
- coconut
- jalebi
- a giant pink elephant
- redraw it from memory
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- skin
- a bus made of ice
- step 3
- picture the first item
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