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.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a frog; the frog rolls into an onion; the onion tickles a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) frog (b) spoon (c) mirror (d) pillow
- 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a dog bark (d) hearing a drum boom
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a list of words only
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a key; the key pulls a rose; the rose falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ladder (b) key (c) rose (d) shoe
- 6.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) images stick better
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a sock that smells awful
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a drum boom (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 10.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) feel hot and cold (c) see shapes (d) hear music
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) smell
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 14.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling jasmine
- 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a spoon by the stairs, a vase by the blackboard, a rope by the notice board, an igloo by the classroom door, a ball by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) spoon (b) igloo (c) rope (d) ball
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) ped (c) dola (d) bhaat
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see colours (b) feel hot and cold (c) taste sour (d) hear voices
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a frog by the classroom door, a fan by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the library, a wallet by the blackboard, a lemon by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) frog (b) wallet (c) fan (d) umpire
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 27.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 31.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) skin (d) tongue
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an ant by the kitchen, an urn by the dining table, a fan by the sofa, a sock by the TV, a parrot by the bed. Where did you place the parrot? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) bed (d) sofa
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
Answer key
- mirror
- the method of loci
- watching fireworks
- a list of words only
- rose
- images stick better
- picture the first item
- a list of words only
- hearing a drum boom
- fix stops in order
- taste sweet
- taste
- step 1
- True
- step 3
- smell
- tasting raw mango
- a funny, moving one
- igloo
- link it to the meaning
- choose a place you know
- dola
- feel hot and cold
- frog
- a strong picture
- keep linking in order
- one you know very well
- sound
- link it to the next item
- new words in a language
- to keep the order
- link it to the next item
- skin
- a good mind map
- step 4
- bed
- touch
- step 3
- step 4
- step 3
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