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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 139 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (Put it in its place): Steps: choose a place you know → fix stops in order → put pictures at stops → walk the route to recall. Always walk the stops in the same order — that is what keeps your list in order. More items than stops? Add stops. A new list? Put new pictures on the same stops.

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  1. 1.🏰 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
  2. 2.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jalebi by the park gate, a fan by the banyan tree, a whistle by the fruit cart, a mango by the slide, an anchor by the swing. What did you place by the swing? (a) jalebi (b) mango (c) anchor (d) fan
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an urn by the sofa, an umpire by the gate, a drum by the door, a guava by the shoe rack, a vase by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) drum (b) urn (c) vase (d) umpire
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a spoon by the park gate, a pencil by the slide, an ice cream by the fruit cart, an ant by the banyan tree, a tiger by the swing. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) ice cream (b) spoon (c) tiger (d) ant
  8. 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an ant by the fruit cart, an umbrella by the banyan tree, a pencil by the bus stop, a cat by the post box, a shoe by the park gate. Where did you place the cat? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) post box (d) bus stop
  10. 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tent by the TV, a fan by the sofa, a glass by the shoe rack, a ball by the gate, a tomato by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) fan (d) ball
  12. 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
  13. 13.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a glass by the park gate, a whistle by the swing, a monkey by the fruit cart, a wallet by the banyan tree, a violin by the post box. Where did you place the whistle? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) post box (d) swing
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a radio by the shoe rack, a coconut by the sofa, a drum by the door, a tiger by the TV, a needle by the dining table. Where did you place the tiger? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) door
  16. 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a drum by the notice board, a tomato by the classroom door, a key by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the stairs, a kettle by the blackboard. Where did you place the banana? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) notice board
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lamp by the notice board, a candle by the classroom door, a rope by the school gate, a glass by the stairs, a van by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) van (b) rope (c) lamp (d) glass
  19. 19.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tomato by the door, a violin by the sofa, a flute by the shoe rack, a guava by the TV, a tent by the gate. Where did you place the tent? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) gate (d) TV
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a mirror by the banyan tree, a sock by the swing, a parrot by the park gate, an orange by the fruit cart, a candle by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) candle (b) sock (c) orange (d) parrot
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a mango by the classroom door, a jalebi by the blackboard, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the library, an ice cream by the stairs. Where did you place the fan? (a) stairs (b) blackboard (c) library (d) classroom door
  26. 26.🏰 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
  27. 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a cat by the park gate, an ice cream by the bench, a glass by the slide, a drum by the fruit cart, a goat by the swing. Where did you place the glass? (a) park gate (b) slide (c) fruit cart (d) swing
  29. 29.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a fan by the post box, a jeep by the park gate, a goat by the banyan tree, a van by the fruit cart, a bucket by the bus stop. Where did you place the goat? (a) post box (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) bus stop
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lamp by the school gate, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the notice board, a flute by the classroom door, a drum by the stairs. What did you place by the stairs? (a) lamp (b) lemon (c) flute (d) drum
  32. 32.🏰 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
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a needle by the sofa, a glass by the kitchen, a spoon by the TV, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a guava by the dining table. What did you place by the sofa? (a) guava (b) needle (c) spoon (d) jalebi
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a bucket by the gate, an igloo by the TV, a drum by the sofa, a ladder by the door, an onion by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) ladder (b) bucket (c) igloo (d) drum
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a van by the classroom door, a mirror by the stairs, a ball by the library, a candle by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the blackboard. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) candle (b) watch (c) mirror (d) van
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a cat by the fruit cart, a goat by the park gate, an apple by the swing, a tent by the banyan tree, a ball by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tent (b) cat (c) goat (d) ball
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a glass by the TV, an orange by the shoe rack, a needle by the door, a net by the gate, a mirror by the sofa. Where did you place the net? (a) gate (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) door
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a ladder by the classroom door, an anchor by the stairs, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the notice board, an apple by the blackboard. What did you place by the stairs? (a) anchor (b) rope (c) ladder (d) frog
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a violin by the TV, a coconut by the shoe rack, a tiger by the sofa, a duck by the gate, a key by the door. What did you place by the gate? (a) violin (b) coconut (c) duck (d) tiger

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. to keep the order
  3. anchor
  4. choose a place you know
  5. vase
  6. step 4
  7. ant
  8. step 2
  9. post box
  10. step 3
  11. fan
  12. choose a place you know
  13. yes, with new pictures
  14. swing
  15. TV
  16. step 1
  17. stairs
  18. lamp
  19. add more stops
  20. put pictures at stops
  21. gate
  22. put pictures at stops
  23. the method of loci
  24. orange
  25. library
  26. fix stops in order
  27. choose a place you know
  28. slide
  29. fix stops in order
  30. banyan tree
  31. drum
  32. fix stops in order
  33. needle
  34. igloo
  35. van
  36. tent
  37. gate
  38. choose a place you know
  39. anchor
  40. duck

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