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 bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) make food using sunlight
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into an onion; the onion chases a tent; the tent jumps over a mirror; the mirror sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) onion (b) ladder (c) mirror (d) tent
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 5.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a net by the slide, a mirror by the bench, a tent by the park gate, a drum by the swing, a ladder by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) mirror (d) tent
- 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a list of words only (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a key by the notice board, a candle by the classroom door, a coconut by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the school gate, an owl by the stairs. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) candle (b) key (c) owl (d) coconut
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a glass; the glass sits on a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a van; the van bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the van? (a) jalebi (b) nest (c) glass (d) owl
- 14.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 16.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) jalebi (d) frog
- 20.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 24.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) the word in small print
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 27.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) rocket (c) banana (d) elephant
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see shapes (b) taste sour (c) smell smoke (d) see colours
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a glowing star
- 32.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a shoe; the shoe chases a net; the net sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) pencil (b) fan (c) net (d) van
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 39.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries food to parts (c) take in water from soil (d) carries water upward
Answer key
- False
- take in water from soil
- onion
- step 2
- False
- drum
- a list of words only
- sight
- stroking soft fur
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- candle
- jalebi
- False
- later today and tomorrow
- add more stops
- keep linking in order
- step 4
- frog
- False
- the word’s meaning
- step 2
- step 1
- a kite as big as a house
- picture the first item
- watching fireworks
- honesty
- that item is lost
- taste sour
- keep linking in order
- hearing a dog bark
- False
- flowers
- a poor mind map
- link it to the next item
- put pictures at stops
- net
- step 1
- funny actions
- take in water from soil
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