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.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over an igloo; the igloo pulls an onion; the onion sings to an orange; the orange bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) duck (b) igloo (c) ice cream (d) onion
- 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 4.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 6.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) ideas with no links (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in a corner
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a dull white wall (d) a giant pink elephant
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) nose
- 12.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) your name
- 13.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) the word in small print (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a far-off still tree
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a far-off still tree
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ball by the school gate, a rose by the teacher’s desk, a net by the notice board, a nest by the stairs, a frog by the classroom door. What did you place by the stairs? (a) rose (b) nest (c) ball (d) net
- 22.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) take in water from soil (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) sound
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a spoon; the spoon sings to an ant; the ant crashes into a candle; the candle bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) flute (b) coconut (c) ant (d) candle
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) holds up the leaves (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ladder by the blackboard, a van by the classroom door, a pencil by the stairs, a doll by the library, an anchor by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ladder (b) anchor (c) doll (d) van
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) hear a bell (c) hear music (d) smell flowers
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on a needle; the needle tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) igloo (b) jalebi (c) owl (d) needle
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) shala (c) kitaab (d) baadal
- 35.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a jug; the jug sits on an apple; the apple jumps over a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) jug (b) monkey (c) apple (d) ball
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) small doodles (c) ideas with no links (d) all in one colour
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
Answer key
- put pictures at stops
- duck
- the method of loci
- True
- step 4
- a colour for each branch
- step 3
- step 4
- a giant pink elephant
- find a sound-alike word
- ears
- the main topic
- one you know very well
- step 2
- step 1
- step 3
- a kite as big as a house
- picture the first item
- a frog wearing a crown
- a poor mind map
- nest
- False
- choose a place you know
- take in water from soil
- taste
- find a sound-alike word
- ant
- a good mind map
- holds up the leaves
- replay the story
- doll
- smell flowers
- needle
- aam
- each link leads on
- apple
- a strong picture
- small doodles
- smell
- hear the new word
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