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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 254 · 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 school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a duck by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the notice board, a guava by the classroom door, a mirror by the school gate, a drum by the stairs. What did you place by the school gate? (a) mirror (b) ant (c) guava (d) drum
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  5. 5.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a whistle by the post box, a kite by the fruit cart, a coconut by the park gate, a drum by the bus stop, a tiger by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) coconut (b) drum (c) kite (d) tiger
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a radio by the teacher’s desk, a tiger by the classroom door, a wallet by the blackboard, a flute by the stairs, a goat by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) goat (b) radio (c) flute (d) tiger
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lamp by the park gate, a doll by the post box, an urn by the fruit cart, an orange by the banyan tree, a van by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) lamp (b) doll (c) van (d) urn
  11. 11.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a net by the fruit cart, an anchor by the park gate, a wallet by the banyan tree, a rope by the post box, a parrot by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) parrot (b) net (c) anchor (d) wallet
  13. 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  14. 14.🏰 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
  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: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a net by the door, a nest by the sofa, a rope by the gate, a duck by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) nest (b) duck (c) jalebi (d) rope
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a bucket by the fruit cart, a violin by the post box, an onion by the bus stop, a jalebi by the park gate, a banana by the banyan tree. Where did you place the banana? (a) bus stop (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) post box
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a goat by the swing, a monkey by the slide, a mirror by the park gate, a ladder by the bench, a jalebi by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mirror (b) monkey (c) jalebi (d) goat
  25. 25.🏰 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
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a bucket by the door, a rose by the gate, a vase by the sofa, a glass by the TV, a candle by the shoe rack. Where did you place the glass? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) door (d) gate
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an owl by the park gate, a van by the banyan tree, a monkey by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the bus stop, a sock by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) owl (b) sock (c) inkpot (d) monkey
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jalebi by the TV, a rose by the door, a monkey by the sofa, a wallet by the shoe rack, an umpire by the gate. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) sofa (b) door (c) TV (d) shoe rack
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tomato by the door, a watch by the shoe rack, a jeep by the TV, a whistle by the sofa, an inkpot by the dining table. Where did you place the jeep? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) door (d) dining table
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a banana by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the stairs, a kettle by the classroom door, a rope by the notice board, a radio by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) banana (b) jug (c) radio (d) kettle
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an ice cream by the swing, a jalebi by the park gate, an owl by the fruit cart, a jeep by the banyan tree, a glass by the post box. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) jalebi (b) ice cream (c) jeep (d) glass
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an urn by the classroom door, a sock by the library, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the blackboard, a nest by the playground. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) igloo (b) fan (c) sock (d) urn
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an igloo by the TV, a duck by the dining table, a cat by the sofa, a van by the door, a kettle by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) igloo (b) duck (c) kettle (d) van
  35. 35.🏰 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
  36. 36.🏰 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, an inkpot by the park gate, a coconut by the fruit cart, an orange by the banyan tree, a fan by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) flute (b) fan (c) inkpot (d) orange
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a frog by the banyan tree, a nest by the fruit cart, a lamp by the swing, a coconut by the park gate, an umbrella by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) coconut (b) frog (c) lamp (d) nest
  38. 38.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a watch by the park gate, a tent by the swing, an owl by the banyan tree, a coconut by the fruit cart, a needle by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) needle (b) owl (c) watch (d) coconut
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jalebi by the dining table, a mirror by the bed, an ant by the sofa, a nest by the TV, a glass by the kitchen. Where did you place the ant? (a) dining table (b) bed (c) TV (d) sofa

Answer key

  1. mirror
  2. one you know very well
  3. put pictures at stops
  4. step 1
  5. add more stops
  6. choose a place you know
  7. coconut
  8. fix stops in order
  9. flute
  10. doll
  11. yes, with new pictures
  12. anchor
  13. step 2
  14. put pictures at stops
  15. choose a place you know
  16. fix stops in order
  17. step 3
  18. the method of loci
  19. step 4
  20. fix stops in order
  21. choose a place you know
  22. rope
  23. banyan tree
  24. goat
  25. choose a place you know
  26. TV
  27. sock
  28. TV
  29. TV
  30. jug
  31. jeep
  32. urn
  33. choose a place you know
  34. kettle
  35. fix stops in order
  36. fan
  37. nest
  38. to keep the order
  39. watch
  40. sofa

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