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: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a kettle; the kettle falls into a cat; the cat rolls into a rose; the rose sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) cat (b) mirror (c) kettle (d) flute
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) a colour for each branch (c) topic in the centre (d) lines that link ideas
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) feel rough or smooth (c) read words (d) feel hot and cold
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a pencil by the dining table, an ant by the kitchen, a doll by the bed, a kettle by the TV, an onion by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) onion (b) kettle (c) doll (d) ant
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see shapes (b) see colours (c) feel hot and cold (d) smell food
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an urn by the fruit cart, a pillow by the swing, a kite by the park gate, a rope by the bench, an umbrella by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) umbrella (b) urn (c) pillow (d) kite
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) shoe (b) rose (c) candle (d) coconut
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear music (b) feel rough or smooth (c) taste sweet (d) taste sour
- 17.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) small doodles (c) ideas with no links (d) all in one colour
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a cat; the cat chases a rose; the rose sings to a glass; the glass tickles an owl. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) owl (b) cat (c) rose (d) flute
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) copying a whole page (d) ideas with no links
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 23.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a blurry shape
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) the word in small print (c) a mango that sings (d) a pencil that dances
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) a colour for each branch (c) small doodles (d) lines that link ideas
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a radio; the radio chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) sock (c) umbrella (d) rose
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) green, flat and thin (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) holds up the leaves (d) have tiny pores
- 29.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) dola (c) bandar (d) mez
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 37.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 38.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in a corner (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a glass; the glass crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a watch; the watch rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) parrot (b) flute (c) glass (d) watch
Answer key
- False
- mirror
- step 1
- copying a whole page
- taste sweet
- ant
- put pictures at stops
- True
- picture the first item
- smell food
- True
- picture the first item
- kite
- step 4
- candle
- feel rough or smooth
- small doodles
- link it to the meaning
- cat
- details on small twigs
- hear the new word
- step 1
- a kite as big as a house
- the word in small print
- all in one colour
- umbrella
- hold the plant firm
- holds up the leaves
- False
- choose a place you know
- step 3
- True
- add more stops
- mez
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the next item
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- True
- lines that link ideas
- flute
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