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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 246 · 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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a wallet by the sofa, an owl by the shoe rack, a flute by the kitchen, a lamp by the TV, an onion by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) flute (b) wallet (c) onion (d) lamp
  2. 2.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a spoon by the stairs, a fan by the classroom door, a needle by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the notice board, an onion by the school gate. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) needle (b) onion (c) guava (d) fan
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a lamp by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the blackboard, a van by the notice board, a coconut by the stairs, a fan by the classroom door. Where did you place the van? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) blackboard (d) notice board
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the banyan tree, a jug by the slide, a candle by the fruit cart, an umbrella by the swing, a mirror by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) owl (b) candle (c) umbrella (d) jug
  7. 7.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
  8. 8.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a pencil by the blackboard, a violin by the classroom door, a nest by the library, a ball by the stairs, a mirror by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) mirror (b) nest (c) pencil (d) ball
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a key by the blackboard, a kite by the playground, a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the library, an owl by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) owl (b) kite (c) tomato (d) jalebi
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  13. 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an umbrella by the fruit cart, a banana by the swing, a spoon by the post box, a mirror by the banyan tree, an umpire by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) mirror (b) spoon (c) banana (d) umpire
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 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. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a nest by the park gate, a rose by the banyan tree, a mirror by the slide, a vase by the swing, an ice cream by the fruit cart. Where did you place the nest? (a) banyan tree (b) swing (c) park gate (d) fruit cart
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a ball by the sofa, a flute by the shoe rack, a net by the dining table, a coconut by the door, an owl by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) coconut (b) ball (c) net (d) owl
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a watch by the classroom door, a glass by the blackboard, an apple by the notice board, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a bucket by the stairs. Where did you place the banana? (a) notice board (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
  20. 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ant by the library, a guava by the classroom door, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the stairs, a mirror by the blackboard. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) cat (b) ant (c) mirror (d) goat
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
  25. 25.🏰 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
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a guava by the park gate, a tomato by the swing, a tiger by the slide, an inkpot by the bench, a kettle by the fruit cart. Where did you place the kettle? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) slide (d) bench
  27. 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  28. 28.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a flute by the gate, a glass by the door, an ant by the sofa, a radio by the shoe rack, a pencil by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) flute (b) radio (c) pencil (d) ant
  30. 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a wallet by the slide, an apple by the bench, a tent by the park gate, a mirror by the swing, a parrot by the fruit cart. What did you place by the slide? (a) apple (b) mirror (c) tent (d) wallet
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tiger by the door, a jalebi by the TV, a watch by the sofa, a ladder by the gate, a wallet by the shoe rack. Where did you place the ladder? (a) door (b) TV (c) gate (d) shoe rack
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an anchor by the stairs, a monkey by the notice board, a jug by the blackboard, a goat by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) anchor (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) jug
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an ant by the TV, a duck by the sofa, a drum by the door, a guava by the shoe rack, a watch by the gate. What did you place by the door? (a) guava (b) drum (c) duck (d) ant
  35. 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a monkey by the slide, a tomato by the fruit cart, a rose by the park gate, a doll by the bench, an owl by the swing. What did you place by the slide? (a) rose (b) tomato (c) doll (d) monkey
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the TV, a flute by the kitchen, a glass by the sofa, a net by the bed, a tomato by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) net (b) banana (c) glass (d) flute
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a cat by the TV, a coconut by the sofa, a nest by the shoe rack, an anchor by the door, a goat by the gate. Where did you place the nest? (a) TV (b) door (c) shoe rack (d) gate
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an owl by the TV, a flute by the door, a parrot by the gate, a doll by the sofa, a candle by the shoe rack. Where did you place the doll? (a) TV (b) door (c) gate (d) sofa

Answer key

  1. onion
  2. to keep the order
  3. needle
  4. notice board
  5. put pictures at stops
  6. jug
  7. the method of loci
  8. yes, with new pictures
  9. pencil
  10. kite
  11. choose a place you know
  12. step 1
  13. choose a place you know
  14. mirror
  15. choose a place you know
  16. choose a place you know
  17. park gate
  18. owl
  19. teacher’s desk
  20. step 3
  21. fix stops in order
  22. cat
  23. fix stops in order
  24. add more stops
  25. fix stops in order
  26. fruit cart
  27. step 2
  28. one you know very well
  29. pencil
  30. fix stops in order
  31. wallet
  32. gate
  33. umbrella
  34. drum
  35. step 4
  36. choose a place you know
  37. monkey
  38. banana
  39. shoe rack
  40. sofa

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