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 step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hands in icy water (d) watching fireworks
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a net by the shoe rack, a parrot by the dining table, a candle by the kitchen, a van by the TV, an owl by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) parrot (b) net (c) van (d) candle
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a dog bark (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting bitter karela
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a mango that sings (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a list of words only
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 15.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) nothing at all (c) the letters only (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pencil by the gate, a duck by the sofa, an ice cream by the shoe rack, a lemon by the TV, a shoe by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) pencil (b) shoe (c) ice cream (d) lemon
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) the word in small print (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a far-off still tree (c) a mango that sings (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) watching fireworks (b) seeing a glowing star (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) smelling wet earth
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 28.🗣️ 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
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) nose
- 31.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 32.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) redraw it from memory (c) throw it away (d) frame it
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) the word in small print (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a dull white wall
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) attract bees
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) jug (c) cat (d) banana
- 37.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) banana
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 39.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a candle; the candle jumps over a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a kettle; the kettle tickles an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) owl (c) frog (d) candle
Answer key
- step 1
- smelling a stinky sock
- choose a place you know
- parrot
- watching fireworks
- smell
- keep linking in order
- keep linking in order
- put pictures at stops
- a mango that sings
- picture the first item
- step 2
- funny actions
- step 4
- a bird leaving a cage
- shoe
- a weak picture
- a frog wearing a crown
- a far-off still tree
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- fix stops in order
- each link leads on
- nose
- make seeds
- feeling a prickly cactus
- fix stops in order
- the pen stirring tea
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- eyes
- that item is lost
- redraw it from memory
- a strong picture
- a sock that smells awful
- attract bees
- banana
- honesty
- step 3
- True
- owl
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