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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 490 · 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 monkey by the TV, an orange by the kitchen, an ice cream by the shoe rack, a jug by the sofa, a bucket by the dining table. Where did you place the bucket? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) sofa (d) kitchen
  2. 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a needle by the bus stop, a banana by the post box, a spoon by the park gate, a sock by the banyan tree, a bucket by the fruit cart. Where did you place the sock? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) bus stop (d) banyan tree
  4. 4.🏰 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 ladder by the park gate, a candle by the banyan tree, a wallet by the fruit cart, a spoon by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ball (b) candle (c) wallet (d) spoon
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
  8. 8.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
  9. 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a rope by the door, a bucket by the shoe rack, an apple by the sofa, a jalebi by the TV, a duck by the gate. Where did you place the apple? (a) door (b) sofa (c) gate (d) shoe rack
  12. 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ball by the post box, an ice cream by the park gate, a mango by the banyan tree, an anchor by the fruit cart, an orange by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) mango (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) ball
  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 home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a watch by the door, a shoe by the sofa, an anchor by the gate, a spoon by the TV, an ant by the shoe rack. Where did you place the spoon? (a) sofa (b) gate (c) shoe rack (d) TV
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an igloo by the bed, an ice cream by the dining table, a jeep by the kitchen, a needle by the TV, an anchor by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ice cream (b) igloo (c) needle (d) jeep
  20. 20.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
  21. 21.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an anchor by the banyan tree, a tiger by the fruit cart, a flute by the post box, a parrot by the swing, an ant by the park gate. Where did you place the flute? (a) park gate (b) swing (c) banyan tree (d) post box
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lemon by the sofa, a guava by the shoe rack, an orange by the TV, a net by the gate, a jug by the door. Where did you place the orange? (a) door (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) TV
  24. 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an orange by the TV, a flute by the sofa, a violin by the shoe rack, a bucket by the door, a watch by the gate. What did you place by the TV? (a) flute (b) orange (c) watch (d) violin
  26. 26.🏰 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
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a needle by the sofa, an owl by the TV, a coconut by the dining table, a guava by the door, a lamp by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) coconut (b) guava (c) owl (d) needle
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a cat by the door, a pillow by the sofa, a spoon by the shoe rack, a fan by the TV, an onion by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) fan (b) cat (c) pillow (d) spoon
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a duck by the kitchen, an apple by the dining table, a goat by the sofa, a sock by the TV, an ice cream by the bed. Where did you place the duck? (a) sofa (b) kitchen (c) bed (d) dining table
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kite by the dining table, a mango by the sofa, a nest by the TV, a cat by the door, a monkey by the shoe rack. Where did you place the monkey? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) door (d) shoe rack
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a cat by the sofa, an umbrella by the shoe rack, an orange by the TV, a sock by the door, a needle by the gate. Where did you place the orange? (a) TV (b) gate (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tiger by the classroom door, a banana by the blackboard, a drum by the library, a guava by the stairs, a ladder by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ladder (b) banana (c) tiger (d) guava
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jug by the TV, a violin by the sofa, a coconut by the dining table, a flute by the bed, a drum by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) violin (b) coconut (c) jug (d) drum
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an owl by the fruit cart, a kite by the swing, a duck by the banyan tree, a pencil by the post box, a shoe by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) owl (b) kite (c) pencil (d) duck
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a van by the notice board, a nest by the stairs, a monkey by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the blackboard, a pillow by the classroom door. Where did you place the monkey? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) notice board
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a drum by the blackboard, a sock by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the notice board, a lemon by the classroom door, a wallet by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) wallet (b) violin (c) drum (d) lemon
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a fan by the TV, a tent by the shoe rack, a lemon by the sofa, a mirror by the dining table, a pencil by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) pencil (b) tent (c) fan (d) mirror
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an owl by the TV, a pillow by the door, a ball by the gate, a tent by the sofa, a rope by the shoe rack. Where did you place the pillow? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) gate (d) door
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a nest by the stairs, a net by the school gate, a sock by the classroom door, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a tiger by the notice board. Where did you place the net? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) school gate (d) teacher’s desk

Answer key

  1. dining table
  2. step 3
  3. banyan tree
  4. wallet
  5. step 1
  6. put pictures at stops
  7. one you know very well
  8. add more stops
  9. yes, with new pictures
  10. choose a place you know
  11. sofa
  12. step 4
  13. choose a place you know
  14. fix stops in order
  15. orange
  16. choose a place you know
  17. TV
  18. put pictures at stops
  19. jeep
  20. the method of loci
  21. to keep the order
  22. post box
  23. TV
  24. step 2
  25. orange
  26. choose a place you know
  27. owl
  28. pillow
  29. fix stops in order
  30. kitchen
  31. shoe rack
  32. TV
  33. guava
  34. jug
  35. pencil
  36. teacher’s desk
  37. violin
  38. fan
  39. door
  40. school gate

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