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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 459 · 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: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pencil by the shoe rack, a tiger by the sofa, a coconut by the dining table, a lamp by the TV, an onion by the door. What did you place by the TV? (a) tiger (b) coconut (c) onion (d) lamp
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an ant by the swing, an apple by the slide, a doll by the park gate, a cat by the banyan tree, a candle by the fruit cart. Where did you place the candle? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) swing (d) fruit cart
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ball by the post box, a jalebi by the fruit cart, an urn by the park gate, a spoon by the swing, a tomato by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ball (b) spoon (c) jalebi (d) urn
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a fan by the sofa, a pillow by the shoe rack, an apple by the kitchen, a van by the dining table, a whistle by the TV. Where did you place the fan? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) kitchen (d) dining table
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a pillow by the stairs, an anchor by the classroom door, an onion by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the library, a doll by the blackboard. Where did you place the lamp? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) classroom door (d) library
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a net by the shoe rack, a duck by the TV, a kettle by the sofa, an owl by the dining table, a doll by the door. Where did you place the doll? (a) shoe rack (b) door (c) TV (d) dining table
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a violin by the shoe rack, a whistle by the door, an onion by the sofa, a drum by the TV, a radio by the gate. What did you place by the gate? (a) drum (b) radio (c) whistle (d) violin
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jalebi by the post box, a pillow by the banyan tree, a violin by the bus stop, a cat by the fruit cart, a whistle by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) whistle (b) jalebi (c) pillow (d) violin
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tomato by the door, a vase by the sofa, a jalebi by the TV, a watch by the shoe rack, a glass by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) glass (b) jalebi (c) tomato (d) vase
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a duck by the sofa, a ladder by the door, a net by the shoe rack, a guava by the dining table, an owl by the TV. Where did you place the ladder? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) door (d) dining table
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a watch by the fruit cart, a pillow by the swing, a pencil by the park gate, a ladder by the slide, a duck by the bench. Where did you place the duck? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) swing (d) bench
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a drum by the school gate, a needle by the notice board, an onion by the classroom door, a mirror by the stairs, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the needle? (a) teacher’s desk (b) notice board (c) stairs (d) classroom door
  19. 19.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
  20. 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a mango by the post box, a watch by the fruit cart, an anchor by the bus stop, a rope by the banyan tree, a needle by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) rope (b) needle (c) mango (d) anchor
  22. 22.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an apple by the blackboard, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, a key by the library, a vase by the stairs, a bucket by the classroom door. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) classroom door
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a van by the blackboard, a drum by the playground, a glass by the library, a jalebi by the classroom door, a jug by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the jug? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) playground (d) library
  26. 26.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an urn by the classroom door, a sock by the stairs, a shoe by the blackboard, a lamp by the library, an owl by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) owl (b) urn (c) sock (d) shoe
  28. 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the TV, a bucket by the shoe rack, a jeep by the door, a radio by the dining table, a pencil by the sofa. Where did you place the jeep? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) TV (d) door
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a violin by the fruit cart, a cat by the park gate, a shoe by the banyan tree, a wallet by the slide, an onion by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) shoe (b) onion (c) violin (d) cat
  31. 31.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
  32. 32.🏰 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
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a flute by the door, a tent by the TV, an owl by the sofa, a wallet by the dining table, a mango by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) mango (b) wallet (c) owl (d) tent
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a watch by the slide, a doll by the park gate, an apple by the fruit cart, a vase by the swing, a spoon by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) apple (b) doll (c) spoon (d) watch
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a fan by the fruit cart, a kite by the swing, a tiger by the post box, a rope by the banyan tree, a jeep by the park gate. What did you place by the park gate? (a) rope (b) kite (c) jeep (d) fan
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a fan by the gate, a pillow by the sofa, a banana by the TV, a rose by the shoe rack, an onion by the door. Where did you place the rose? (a) sofa (b) door (c) gate (d) shoe rack
  39. 39.🏰 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
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umpire by the kitchen, a kite by the shoe rack, a mango by the TV, a violin by the sofa, an owl by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) kite (b) umpire (c) violin (d) owl

Answer key

  1. lamp
  2. fruit cart
  3. step 2
  4. step 3
  5. add more stops
  6. ball
  7. choose a place you know
  8. put pictures at stops
  9. sofa
  10. library
  11. door
  12. radio
  13. whistle
  14. tomato
  15. door
  16. bench
  17. put pictures at stops
  18. notice board
  19. to keep the order
  20. step 4
  21. mango
  22. yes, with new pictures
  23. teacher’s desk
  24. choose a place you know
  25. teacher’s desk
  26. one you know very well
  27. urn
  28. step 1
  29. door
  30. shoe
  31. the method of loci
  32. fix stops in order
  33. fix stops in order
  34. wallet
  35. doll
  36. fix stops in order
  37. jeep
  38. shoe rack
  39. choose a place you know
  40. umpire

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