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.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they need no attention (c) images stick better (d) they are boring
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a tent; the tent chases a goat; the goat rolls into a whistle; the whistle sings to a net. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) doll (b) net (c) tent (d) goat
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a mango that sings (c) a plain grey box (d) a list of words only
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) attract bees (c) make seeds (d) carries food to parts
- 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 7.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 8.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear music (b) see colours (c) smell smoke (d) read words
- 10.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a mango that sings (d) the word in small print
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a jug; the jug falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) needle (b) watch (c) bucket (d) jug
- 12.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it needs no review (c) it hides the ideas (d) it is longer
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a banana; the banana chases a bucket; the bucket jumps over a kite; the kite sits on a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) whistle (c) banana (d) ball
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over an ant; the ant falls into a ball; the ball pulls a vase; the vase sits on a kettle. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) ball (b) kettle (c) vase (d) jeep
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a vase; the vase crashes into a sock; the sock sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) watch (c) drum (d) vase
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) harder to keep (c) too slow (d) useless
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a jug; the jug pulls a wallet; the wallet sings to a needle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) jug (b) goat (c) wallet (d) needle
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a kettle; the kettle falls into an onion; the onion chases a lemon. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) lemon (c) kettle (d) pencil
- 20.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) lines that link ideas (d) all in one colour
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a bucket by the stairs, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the school gate, a rope by the classroom door, a flute by the notice board. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) flute (b) tiger (c) igloo (d) bucket
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a net; the net crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into an apple; the apple pulls a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) anchor (c) apple (d) duck
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto a van; the van falls into a watch; the watch chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) bucket (b) van (c) igloo (d) needle
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a watch by the fruit cart, a doll by the park gate, a fan by the post box, a van by the banyan tree, a key by the bus stop. Where did you place the watch? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) park gate
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) cat (b) moon (c) fish (d) flower
- 34.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it small and plain (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) frame it (c) colour it again (d) redraw it from memory
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting raw mango (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling jasmine
- 40.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- images stick better
- link it to the next item
- goat
- a mango that sings
- carries food to parts
- replay the story
- the method of loci
- add more stops
- smell smoke
- the word in small print
- bucket
- it shows how ideas link
- ball
- kettle
- drum
- picture the first item
- easier to keep
- goat
- lemon
- lines that link ideas
- step 1
- tiger
- duck
- choose a place you know
- igloo
- step 4
- picture the first item
- leaves
- fruit cart
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- flower
- make it big and funny
- step 2
- a weak picture
- a weak picture
- redraw it from memory
- smelling jasmine
- False
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