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: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 3.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🏰 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 park gate, a goat by the fruit cart, an orange by the bus stop, a kite by the banyan tree, a van by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) orange (b) jug (c) goat (d) van
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a radio by the banyan tree, an apple by the park gate, an orange by the fruit cart, a candle by the post box, a guava by the bus stop. What did you place by the post box? (a) radio (b) guava (c) candle (d) apple
- 6.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the date (d) the main topic
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) attract bees (b) make food using sunlight (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a mango that sings (d) a dull white wall
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) skin (d) ears
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 25.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a lamp by the slide, a nest by the swing, a mango by the park gate, an onion by the fruit cart, a frog by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) mango (b) nest (c) onion (d) frog
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) topic in the centre (c) details on small twigs (d) small doodles
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a tent; the tent jumps over a parrot; the parrot rolls into a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) parrot (c) fan (d) whistle
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a tiger; the tiger rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) vase (c) inkpot (d) tiger
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a flute by the bus stop, a cat by the park gate, a kettle by the fruit cart, a coconut by the banyan tree, a frog by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) coconut (b) cat (c) kettle (d) frog
- 34.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a blurry shape (d) a pencil that dances
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 40.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
Answer key
- choose a place you know
- step 3
- False
- van
- candle
- the main topic
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- stem
- step 2
- taste
- roots
- a weak picture
- make food using sunlight
- step 4
- a mango that sings
- hear the new word
- step 2
- eyes
- find a sound-alike word
- a strong picture
- hear the new word
- link it to the meaning
- a strong picture
- False
- frog
- each link leads on
- step 3
- topic in a corner
- fan
- sight
- vase
- kettle
- True
- True
- put pictures at stops
- new words in a language
- a blurry shape
- choose a place you know
- one you know very well
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