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.🔗 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
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a pillow by the bus stop, an anchor by the banyan tree, a parrot by the post box, an urn by the fruit cart, a frog by the park gate. What did you place by the post box? (a) urn (b) parrot (c) anchor (d) frog
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 7.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) see shapes (c) hear voices (d) smell flowers
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) ears (d) skin
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) skin (d) tongue
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 12.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the gate, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a tomato by the door, a banana by the sofa, a candle by the TV. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) ball (b) tomato (c) candle (d) jalebi
- 14.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) the word in small print (d) a dull white wall
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries food to parts (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) tasting bitter karela (d) smelling jasmine
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a monkey; the monkey jumps over a shoe; the shoe crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) shoe (b) tent (c) doll (d) monkey
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see shapes (b) taste sweet (c) hear a bell (d) smell food
- 25.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) a colour for each branch (c) all in one colour (d) lines that link ideas
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) ears (d) eyes
- 28.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 29.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) colour it again (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 30.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 31.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 35.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a blurry shape (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a sock that smells awful
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) holds up the leaves (d) grow under the ground
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) long sentences (c) small doodles (d) lines that link ideas
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto an urn; the urn pulls a sock; the sock crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a duck. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) urn (b) cat (c) duck (d) coconut
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- parrot
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- True
- add more stops
- True
- smell flowers
- tongue
- skin
- a plain grey box
- True
- jalebi
- False
- the pen stirring tea
- a strong picture
- step 1
- a laughing tiffin box
- carries food to parts
- hands in icy water
- tent
- a strong picture
- a funny, moving one
- taste sweet
- all in one colour
- link it to the meaning
- eyes
- the main topic
- redraw it from memory
- to keep the order
- False
- a normal-sized cup
- a good mind map
- roots
- later today and tomorrow
- a blurry shape
- holds up the leaves
- long sentences
- put pictures at stops
- urn
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