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 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
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 3.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) smelling jasmine (c) seeing a glowing star (d) watching fireworks
- 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a mango that sings
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) watch (c) ice cream (d) anchor
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 17.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a rope; the rope jumps over a whistle; the whistle tickles a jug. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) tomato (d) rope
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) hearing a dog bark (c) stroking soft fur (d) tasting bitter karela
- 21.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a tent by the fruit cart, a whistle by the swing, a needle by the bench, a jeep by the slide, an igloo by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) tent (b) needle (c) jeep (d) whistle
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an urn by the banyan tree, an igloo by the swing, a tomato by the park gate, a candle by the post box, a pillow by the fruit cart. What did you place by the swing? (a) candle (b) urn (c) tomato (d) igloo
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a violin by the dining table, a van by the TV, a lemon by the door, a jeep by the shoe rack, a duck by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) violin (b) van (c) lemon (d) jeep
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a dull white wall
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jug by the post box, a kite by the park gate, a candle by the banyan tree, an inkpot by the fruit cart, a tent by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) candle (b) inkpot (c) jug (d) tent
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 32.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) all in one colour (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a drum boom (d) watching fireworks
- 34.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) copying a whole page
- 35.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sound (b) taste (c) smell (d) touch
- 39.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- put pictures at stops
- sounds like the new word
- easier to keep
- each link leads on
- later today and tomorrow
- link it to the next item
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- hearing a drum boom
- that item is lost
- step 2
- step 3
- a normal-sized cup
- watch
- step 2
- step 4
- make it big and funny
- rope
- a far-off still tree
- stroking soft fur
- the method of loci
- needle
- step 1
- a weak picture
- picture the first item
- a weak picture
- igloo
- jeep
- a bright red flying cow
- inkpot
- a weak picture
- topic in the centre
- watching fireworks
- copying a whole page
- False
- put pictures at stops
- a strong picture
- sound
- True
- fix stops in order
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