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 is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) ideas with no links (c) copying a whole page (d) long sentences
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lemon by the park gate, a drum by the banyan tree, a doll by the post box, an anchor by the fruit cart, an igloo by the bus stop. Where did you place the drum? (a) post box (b) bus stop (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
- 4.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) make it small and plain (d) keep it still
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 6.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 8.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear voices (b) taste sweet (c) hear a bell (d) see shapes
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a dog bark (c) smelling jasmine (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) skin (d) eyes
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pencil that dances
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) details on small twigs (d) copying a whole page
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a parrot by the blackboard, a banana by the playground, a vase by the classroom door, a rose by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the library. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) parrot (b) vase (c) banana (d) rose
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a list of words only (d) a dull white wall
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an inkpot by the school gate, an owl by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the notice board, a whistle by the classroom door, an urn by the stairs. What did you place by the school gate? (a) urn (b) owl (c) frog (d) inkpot
- 28.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a fan by the classroom door, an ice cream by the blackboard, a ladder by the library, an orange by the playground, a shoe by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ice cream (b) ladder (c) fan (d) orange
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sight (b) smell (c) sound (d) touch
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a frog by the TV, a mirror by the dining table, a flute by the sofa, a spoon by the door, an igloo by the shoe rack. Where did you place the mirror? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) door (d) dining table
- 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) hear music (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste sour
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a rose; the rose tickles a tiger; the tiger jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) mirror (b) rose (c) tomato (d) lamp
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 40.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) the word “umbrella”
Answer key
- a colour for each branch
- smelling wet earth
- banyan tree
- make it big and funny
- step 4
- honesty
- stem
- yes, with new pictures
- see shapes
- choose a place you know
- False
- seeing a glowing star
- nose
- step 1
- a plain grey box
- find a sound-alike word
- True
- details on small twigs
- step 3
- picture the first item
- find a sound-alike word
- vase
- step 1
- step 1
- a giant pink elephant
- step 4
- inkpot
- one you know very well
- orange
- sight
- dining table
- replay the story
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- smell flowers
- tomato
- hear the new word
- step 4
- hear the new word
- a giant rainbow umbrella
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