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.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) smell
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sings to a parrot; the parrot tickles a guava; the guava falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) pencil (c) guava (d) parrot
- 3.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) grow under the ground (c) carries water upward (d) turn into fruit
- 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) holds up the leaves (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 9.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in a corner (d) one key word per branch
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an onion by the classroom door, a ladder by the stairs, a wallet by the library, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the blackboard. Where did you place the onion? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) library (d) stairs
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a radio; the radio crashes into a cat; the cat sings to a kite; the kite tickles a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) pencil (c) pillow (d) cat
- 12.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 13.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a mango that sings (c) the word in small print (d) a bright red flying cow
- 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 15.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pencil that dances (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a mango that sings
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a glass; the glass bounces onto an apple; the apple pulls a banana; the banana falls into a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) drum (c) glass (d) banana
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a frog; the frog pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into a ladder; the ladder sings to a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) pencil (d) ball
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 25.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) make seeds (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 30.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 33.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) easier to keep (c) useless (d) harder to keep
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a sock by the blackboard, a jug by the playground, a kettle by the classroom door, an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) kettle (b) umbrella (c) sock (d) jug
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- sight
- pencil
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- funny actions
- grow under the ground
- touch
- take in water from soil
- one key word per branch
- classroom door
- pillow
- make it big and funny
- the word in small print
- a poor mind map
- a list of words only
- hear the new word
- fix stops in order
- that item is lost
- step 1
- a strong picture
- banana
- ball
- step 2
- keep linking in order
- False
- stem
- a weak picture
- the method of loci
- make seeds
- a poor mind map
- put pictures at stops
- new words in a language
- easier to keep
- step 4
- step 2
- the word’s meaning
- a frog wearing a crown
- sock
- a good mind map
- fix stops in order
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