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.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 4.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) useless (c) easier to keep (d) too slow
- 5.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) stroking soft fur (c) smelling wet earth (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) one key word per branch (c) long sentences (d) all in one colour
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) make seeds
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a lamp by the blackboard, a kettle by the classroom door, a nest by the library, a ball by the teacher’s desk, a parrot by the stairs. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) nest (b) ball (c) kettle (d) parrot
- 11.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) banana
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) nose (d) tongue
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a blurry shape (c) a normal-sized cup (d) the word in small print
- 17.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) one key word per branch (c) all in one colour (d) details on small twigs
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 20.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 21.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 23.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a rope; the rope falls into a ball; the ball rolls into a needle; the needle sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) vase (b) needle (c) ball (d) flute
- 27.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) stroking soft fur (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting bitter karela
- 31.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an onion by the bench, an orange by the park gate, a goat by the swing, a flute by the slide, a glass by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) orange (b) flute (c) goat (d) glass
- 34.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) small doodles (c) ideas with no links (d) lines that link ideas
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a watch by the banyan tree, an onion by the park gate, an anchor by the swing, a whistle by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the slide. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) slide (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) swing
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a radio; the radio falls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a vase; the vase crashes into a net. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) nest (b) bucket (c) radio (d) vase
Answer key
- the method of loci
- step 2
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- easier to keep
- False
- stroking soft fur
- fix stops in order
- one key word per branch
- make seeds
- kettle
- honesty
- put pictures at stops
- a weak picture
- the word’s meaning
- ears
- a laughing tiffin box
- all in one colour
- a strong picture
- step 3
- one you know very well
- True
- picture the first item
- yes, with new pictures
- flowers
- link it to the next item
- ball
- a poor mind map
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- seeing a red kite fly
- put pictures at stops
- a good mind map
- flute
- True
- picture the first item
- holds up the leaves
- ideas with no links
- slide
- step 4
- nest
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