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 mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 7.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 9.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a bus made of ice (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a pencil that dances
- 10.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) mez (c) shala (d) paay
- 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a bus made of ice (d) a mango that sings
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch (d) smell
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight (d) sound
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a shoe by the TV, a bucket by the kitchen, a sock by the shoe rack, a mirror by the sofa, a flute by the dining table. What did you place by the dining table? (a) flute (b) sock (c) mirror (d) shoe
- 23.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) your name (d) the date
- 24.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) a blank page
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a goat; the goat jumps over a mirror; the mirror sings to a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) jeep (b) mirror (c) sock (d) nest
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a blurry shape (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 29.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 30.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) hold the plant firm (c) attract bees (d) green, flat and thin
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 37.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) easier to keep (c) harder to keep (d) useless
- 38.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
Answer key
- True
- one you know very well
- step 2
- a good mind map
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- yes, with new pictures
- each link leads on
- a list of words only
- False
- picture the first item
- step 1
- the word’s meaning
- shala
- funny actions
- taste
- False
- a pale, tiny dot
- smell
- a weak picture
- smell
- flute
- the main topic
- a bird leaving a cage
- jeep
- a bus made of ice
- step 2
- step 2
- a funny, moving one
- True
- leaves
- hold the plant firm
- flowers
- link it to the meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- find a sound-alike word
- easier to keep
- False
- a strong picture
- a weak picture
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