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 keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an owl by the fruit cart, a parrot by the banyan tree, an ant by the park gate, a monkey by the post box, a jug by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) owl (b) ant (c) parrot (d) monkey
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make food using sunlight (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) seeing a glowing star (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a dog bark
- 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 16.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 22.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) harder to keep (c) useless (d) too slow
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a bus made of ice (d) a plain grey box
- 27.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a normal-sized cup
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) attract bees (d) turn into fruit
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on an owl; the owl sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a radio; the radio pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) owl (b) doll (c) radio (d) ball
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ant by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the classroom door, a mango by the blackboard, a needle by the library, a lemon by the stairs. Where did you place the lemon? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) library (d) stairs
- 36.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) carries food to parts (c) make food using sunlight (d) attract bees
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
Answer key
- hear the new word
- True
- hear the new word
- ant
- step 1
- new words in a language
- to keep the order
- make food using sunlight
- a bus made of ice
- step 4
- hear the new word
- keep linking in order
- feeling a prickly cactus
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- add more stops
- a strong picture
- a pale, tiny dot
- step 1
- one you know very well
- yes, with new pictures
- easier to keep
- a weak picture
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- a bus made of ice
- False
- a kite as big as a house
- holds up the leaves
- picture the first item
- taste
- a poor mind map
- radio
- False
- stairs
- True
- False
- carries food to parts
- sound
- step 3
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