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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 545 · 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 bucket by the stairs, a whistle by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the classroom door, an anchor by the notice board, a radio by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) bucket (b) radio (c) mirror (d) anchor
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a pencil by the kitchen, a tomato by the dining table, a parrot by the TV, a fan by the sofa, a van by the bed. What did you place by the dining table? (a) tomato (b) pencil (c) fan (d) van
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an onion by the TV, a ball by the shoe rack, a cat by the kitchen, a pencil by the sofa, a bucket by the dining table. What did you place by the sofa? (a) cat (b) ball (c) pencil (d) onion
  4. 4.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 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 bus stop, a sock by the fruit cart, a ball by the park gate, a shoe by the banyan tree, a guava by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) sock (b) ball (c) shoe (d) guava
  9. 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a radio by the TV, a bucket by the door, an ice cream by the sofa, a shoe by the dining table, a pencil by the shoe rack. Where did you place the bucket? (a) TV (b) door (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
  11. 11.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an owl by the shoe rack, a rope by the door, a vase by the TV, an anchor by the gate, a key by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) owl (b) key (c) rope (d) vase
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tiger by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the notice board, an anchor by the school gate, an orange by the classroom door, a mirror by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) orange (b) tiger (c) anchor (d) mirror
  15. 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an ice cream by the dining table, an urn by the shoe rack, a coconut by the door, a parrot by the sofa, an umpire by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) coconut (b) urn (c) parrot (d) umpire
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an anchor by the notice board, a needle by the stairs, a cat by the classroom door, an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the school gate. Where did you place the needle? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) school gate (d) classroom door
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a fan by the TV, a ball by the dining table, a jalebi by the kitchen, an ant by the sofa, a banana by the bed. Where did you place the ball? (a) sofa (b) kitchen (c) TV (d) dining table
  19. 19.🏰 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 banyan tree, a duck by the fruit cart, a frog by the park gate, a glass by the swing, a ball by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) glass (b) ball (c) duck (d) fan
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a sock by the classroom door, a cat by the blackboard, a goat by the library, a shoe by the playground, a parrot by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) sock (b) parrot (c) goat (d) cat
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an inkpot by the bed, a goat by the sofa, a sock by the kitchen, a whistle by the dining table, a monkey by the TV. What did you place by the dining table? (a) goat (b) sock (c) inkpot (d) whistle
  25. 25.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an onion by the stairs, a sock by the classroom door, a ladder by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the notice board, a mirror by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) inkpot (b) onion (c) mirror (d) sock
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a jalebi by the park gate, an anchor by the fruit cart, a spoon by the banyan tree, a watch by the swing, a tent by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jalebi (b) tent (c) spoon (d) anchor
  28. 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a parrot by the TV, a banana by the dining table, an onion by the door, a fan by the sofa, a monkey by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) onion (b) banana (c) monkey (d) fan
  31. 31.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a goat by the door, a bucket by the sofa, a shoe by the TV, a mirror by the dining table, a rope by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) shoe (b) bucket (c) mirror (d) rope
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 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 fruit cart, a duck by the park gate, a key by the bus stop, a pencil by the banyan tree, a guava by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) owl (b) pencil (c) guava (d) duck
  35. 35.🏰 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 fruit cart, a shoe by the bus stop, a ladder by the park gate, a kite by the banyan tree, a net by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kite (b) net (c) mango (d) shoe
  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.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a fan by the blackboard, a watch by the stairs, a duck by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the notice board, a rose by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ant (b) rose (c) fan (d) watch
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tent by the sofa, a van by the door, an umpire by the shoe rack, a coconut by the gate, a goat by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) umpire (b) van (c) coconut (d) goat
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a drum by the library, a coconut by the blackboard, a glass by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the stairs, a candle by the classroom door. Where did you place the candle? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) classroom door

Answer key

  1. radio
  2. tomato
  3. pencil
  4. add more stops
  5. choose a place you know
  6. choose a place you know
  7. fix stops in order
  8. guava
  9. step 4
  10. door
  11. the method of loci
  12. put pictures at stops
  13. vase
  14. mirror
  15. step 2
  16. urn
  17. stairs
  18. dining table
  19. duck
  20. yes, with new pictures
  21. choose a place you know
  22. step 3
  23. sock
  24. whistle
  25. to keep the order
  26. mirror
  27. spoon
  28. step 1
  29. choose a place you know
  30. fan
  31. one you know very well
  32. rope
  33. fix stops in order
  34. duck
  35. mango
  36. fix stops in order
  37. choose a place you know
  38. watch
  39. goat
  40. classroom door

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