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.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an umpire; the umpire jumps over a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) ice cream (b) umpire (c) inkpot (d) frog
- 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over an ant; the ant sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a wallet; the wallet crashes into a kettle. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) wallet (b) kettle (c) ant (d) tiger
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bus made of ice (d) a dull white wall
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) attract bees (c) take in water from soil (d) have tiny pores
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) taste sweet (c) feel rough or smooth (d) see colours
- 15.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bus made of ice (c) a far-off still tree (d) a normal-sized cup
- 16.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it looks empty (d) it saves ink
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pencil that dances (d) a plain grey box
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a mango that sings (c) a dull white wall (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 24.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases an ant; the ant rolls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a rose; the rose crashes into a van. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) lemon (b) tomato (c) rose (d) van
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a duck by the fruit cart, a shoe by the banyan tree, an orange by the swing, a kettle by the park gate, an ant by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) shoe (b) orange (c) ant (d) kettle
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 28.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 31.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 33.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it hides the ideas (c) it needs no review (d) it shows how ideas link
- 34.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) topic in the centre (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a drum boom (c) hands in icy water (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 40.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
Answer key
- umpire
- the method of loci
- have tiny pores
- step 4
- hear the new word
- yes, with new pictures
- picture the first item
- ant
- sight
- a bus made of ice
- step 2
- the word’s meaning
- attract bees
- see colours
- a bus made of ice
- quick to see and recall
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- a funny, moving one
- step 3
- replay the story
- a plain grey box
- a dull white wall
- fix stops in order
- tomato
- kettle
- hear the new word
- new words in a language
- a strong picture
- step 1
- a list of words only
- leaves
- it shows how ideas link
- True
- step 3
- tiny, cramped writing
- sounds like the new word
- a flower in a POOL
- watching fireworks
- to keep the order
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