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 of these makes a poor mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) details on small twigs (c) small doodles (d) topic in the centre
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) the word in small print (c) a bus made of ice (d) a list of words only
- 3.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste salty (b) read words (c) hear music (d) feel a light touch
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 11.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a blurry shape
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 13.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in the centre (d) ideas with no links
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a rope; the rope tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an urn; the urn jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) bucket (b) igloo (c) parrot (d) rope
- 18.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a tent; the tent falls into a candle; the candle tickles a spoon; the spoon rolls into a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) tent (c) spoon (d) candle
- 20.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) harder to keep (c) useless (d) too slow
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into an owl; the owl tickles a wallet; the wallet rolls into a violin; the violin pulls an ant. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) violin (c) ant (d) wallet
- 23.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a dog bark (c) tasting salty chips (d) hands in icy water
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) grow under the ground (d) have tiny pores
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) attract bees
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a blurry shape (d) a pencil that dances
- 30.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a mango that sings (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bus made of ice
- 35.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an inkpot by the swing, a tomato by the fruit cart, a jeep by the park gate, a mirror by the banyan tree, a rose by the slide. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) jeep (b) mirror (c) tomato (d) inkpot
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles an owl; the owl rolls into a banana; the banana sits on a needle; the needle sings to a van. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) needle (b) lemon (c) banana (d) owl
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umpire by the dining table, a pencil by the TV, a coconut by the bed, an onion by the kitchen, a nest by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) nest (b) onion (c) umpire (d) pencil
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a dull white wall (d) a blurry shape
Answer key
- copying a whole page
- a bus made of ice
- True
- hear music
- step 4
- step 4
- one you know very well
- False
- a good mind map
- hear the new word
- a laughing tiffin box
- a weak picture
- ideas with no links
- step 4
- picture the first item
- choose a place you know
- rope
- True
- candle
- easier to keep
- a weak picture
- wallet
- False
- tasting salty chips
- step 1
- make seeds
- attract bees
- the word’s meaning
- a blurry shape
- new words in a language
- roots
- the word in small print
- hear the new word
- a far-off still tree
- later today and tomorrow
- picture the first item
- tomato
- owl
- pencil
- a bright red flying cow
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