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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) skin (d) ears
- 3.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a ladder; the ladder sits on an ant; the ant sings to a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) ant (c) jug (d) fan
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 14.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) easier to keep (c) harder to keep (d) useless
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it saves ink (d) it looks empty
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 20.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a small grey dot (d) the word “umbrella”
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a flute; the flute bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a bucket. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) kettle (b) apple (c) bucket (d) flute
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) skin (d) ears
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) smelling wet earth
- 28.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bus made of ice (d) the word in small print
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sits on a fan; the fan jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) whistle (b) orange (c) banana (d) fan
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) make seeds (c) hold the plant firm (d) green, flat and thin
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 35.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 36.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a coconut by the slide, a candle by the park gate, a wallet by the bench, an anchor by the swing, a duck by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) anchor (b) duck (c) coconut (d) candle
- 39.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) fish (b) cloud (c) cat (d) moon
Answer key
- each link leads on
- eyes
- True
- True
- step 3
- replay the story
- a strong picture
- roots
- picture the first item
- fan
- step 3
- smell
- step 1
- easier to keep
- False
- fix stops in order
- False
- quick to see and recall
- step 4
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- leaves
- funny actions
- apple
- nose
- seeing a red kite fly
- yes, with new pictures
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- a bus made of ice
- banana
- green, flat and thin
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- add more stops
- a poor mind map
- a weak picture
- duck
- True
- moon
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