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.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a nest; the nest falls into a flute; the flute jumps over an onion; the onion bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) onion (c) flute (d) nest
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in the centre (d) copying a whole page
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 7.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) the letters only (c) a blank page (d) nothing at all
- 8.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a list of words only
- 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jug by the shoe rack, a cat by the door, a coconut by the sofa, a flute by the gate, a key by the TV. Where did you place the cat? (a) door (b) gate (c) TV (d) sofa
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a violin by the blackboard, a key by the playground, an apple by the library, a vase by the classroom door, a shoe by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the vase? (a) classroom door (b) library (c) playground (d) blackboard
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) attract bees (b) holds up the leaves (c) have tiny pores (d) green, flat and thin
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a wallet; the wallet tickles a cat; the cat falls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) drum (c) cat (d) wallet
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a frog; the frog sits on a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) candle (c) frog (d) jeep
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) make food using sunlight
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) smell
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a dull white wall (d) a mango that sings
- 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a flute by the bench, a wallet by the swing, a kite by the park gate, a ball by the slide, a sock by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) kite (b) wallet (c) flute (d) sock
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a flute; the flute bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a rope; the rope falls into an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) igloo (c) glass (d) fan
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) the word in small print (c) a list of words only (d) a blurry shape
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a rose by the notice board, an anchor by the stairs, an apple by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the classroom door, a shoe by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) banana (b) anchor (c) apple (d) shoe
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bus made of ice (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) skin (d) ears
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a radio; the radio pulls a pencil; the pencil sits on a lamp; the lamp rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the net? (a) pencil (b) radio (c) net (d) lamp
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
Answer key
- False
- nest
- topic in the centre
- keep linking in order
- a kite as big as a house
- a funny, moving one
- a bird leaving a cage
- a giant pink elephant
- a list of words only
- the pen stirring tea
- hear the new word
- picture the first item
- False
- door
- put pictures at stops
- classroom door
- attract bees
- sound
- cat
- vase
- take in water from soil
- taste
- a dull white wall
- that item is lost
- tongue
- a weak picture
- flute
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- True
- igloo
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- a laughing tiffin box
- anchor
- step 1
- a bus made of ice
- skin
- radio
- link it to the meaning
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