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.🏰 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
- 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight (d) sound
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) copying a whole page (c) long sentences (d) lines that link ideas
- 12.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a fan; the fan falls into a net; the net bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the net? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) fan (d) net
- 16.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) have tiny pores (d) attract bees
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a monkey; the monkey chases an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a frog. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) inkpot (b) umbrella (c) frog (d) monkey
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kite by the sofa, a coconut by the shoe rack, a shoe by the dining table, a needle by the kitchen, a cat by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) needle (b) kite (c) cat (d) shoe
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 23.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a mango that sings (c) the word in small print (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a kite by the park gate, a mirror by the fruit cart, a violin by the banyan tree, a tent by the post box, a pillow by the bus stop. Where did you place the tent? (a) fruit cart (b) bus stop (c) post box (d) banyan tree
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a sock by the park gate, a rope by the bus stop, an ant by the post box, a pillow by the fruit cart, a guava by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) pillow (b) sock (c) rope (d) ant
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into an ant; the ant sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a van; the van rolls into an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) whistle (c) ant (d) van
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a needle by the classroom door, a mirror by the playground, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the library, a tomato by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) coconut (b) needle (c) mirror (d) pillow
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) hold the plant firm (c) have tiny pores (d) green, flat and thin
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) hear music (b) smell flowers (c) see colours (d) read words
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hearing a whistle (c) smelling wet earth (d) watching fireworks
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over an anchor; the anchor crashes into a radio; the radio rolls into a glass; the glass pulls an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) radio (c) anchor (d) guava
- 37.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) hands in icy water (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting salty chips
- 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
Answer key
- yes, with new pictures
- a funny, moving one
- taste
- smell
- step 2
- ears
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- find a sound-alike word
- a strong picture
- lines that link ideas
- False
- replay the story
- keep linking in order
- fan
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- have tiny pores
- a giant pink elephant
- inkpot
- step 4
- cat
- sight
- new words in a language
- step 2
- the word in small print
- post box
- ant
- roots
- van
- coconut
- step 3
- hold the plant firm
- skin
- hear music
- watching fireworks
- anchor
- one you know very well
- tasting salty chips
- each link leads on
- fix stops in order
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