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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 60 · 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.🏰 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
  2. 2.🏰 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
  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 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a duck by the notice board, an owl by the classroom door, a monkey by the school gate, an umbrella by the stairs, an igloo by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) teacher’s desk (b) school gate (c) notice board (d) stairs
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a candle by the school gate, a bucket by the classroom door, a parrot by the notice board, a jug by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the stairs. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) parrot (b) umbrella (c) bucket (d) jug
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a violin by the notice board, a pillow by the classroom door, an onion by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the stairs, a kite by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) violin (b) kite (c) ladder (d) onion
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  10. 10.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
  11. 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an orange by the swing, a van by the slide, a rose by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the bench, a bucket by the park gate. Where did you place the rose? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) slide (d) bench
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tomato by the stairs, a pencil by the classroom door, a drum by the blackboard, a lamp by the notice board, a needle by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) drum (b) needle (c) pencil (d) tomato
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a pillow by the sofa, a drum by the shoe rack, a key by the TV, a duck by the kitchen, a ball by the dining table. Where did you place the pillow? (a) sofa (b) kitchen (c) dining table (d) shoe rack
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a flute by the shoe rack, a pillow by the dining table, a ladder by the sofa, a ball by the TV, a mango by the kitchen. Where did you place the ball? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) kitchen
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a violin by the classroom door, a duck by the teacher’s desk, a vase by the library, a banana by the stairs, a shoe by the blackboard. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) shoe (b) vase (c) violin (d) banana
  18. 18.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a sock by the banyan tree, an onion by the fruit cart, a duck by the post box, a jalebi by the park gate, a net by the swing. What did you place by the post box? (a) sock (b) onion (c) duck (d) jalebi
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tomato by the stairs, an orange by the notice board, a cat by the school gate, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the classroom door. What did you place by the school gate? (a) orange (b) violin (c) cat (d) parrot
  23. 23.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a glass by the bed, a spoon by the dining table, a duck by the TV, an onion by the sofa, a kite by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) onion (b) duck (c) glass (d) kite
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mango by the shoe rack, a kite by the gate, a spoon by the door, a cat by the sofa, a coconut by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kite (b) coconut (c) cat (d) spoon
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a banana by the shoe rack, an apple by the TV, a frog by the kitchen, a jeep by the dining table, an ant by the sofa. Where did you place the jeep? (a) kitchen (b) TV (c) sofa (d) dining table
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lemon by the park gate, an igloo by the post box, a candle by the bus stop, a coconut by the banyan tree, an owl by the fruit cart. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) owl (b) candle (c) coconut (d) lemon
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a banana by the blackboard, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the playground, an owl by the classroom door, a net by the library. Where did you place the rope? (a) playground (b) library (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tomato by the shoe rack, an umpire by the TV, a net by the door, a duck by the sofa, an inkpot by the dining table. What did you place by the dining table? (a) net (b) duck (c) tomato (d) inkpot
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jug by the stairs, a jalebi by the classroom door, a cat by the library, a ball by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) cat (b) tent (c) jalebi (d) jug
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an umpire by the classroom door, a key by the stairs, an onion by the blackboard, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the notice board. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) key (b) frog (c) shoe (d) umpire
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a glass by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the blackboard, an owl by the library, a radio by the stairs, a net by the classroom door. Where did you place the net? (a) blackboard (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) library
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a mirror by the fruit cart, a jug by the bench, a tomato by the swing, an ice cream by the slide, a banana by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) tomato (d) jug
  34. 34.🏰 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
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an ant by the classroom door, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the stairs, a nest by the blackboard, a spoon by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) nest (b) whistle (c) banana (d) ant
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a whistle by the stairs, a drum by the school gate, a nest by the notice board, an owl by the teacher’s desk, a net by the classroom door. Where did you place the nest? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an inkpot by the kitchen, a nest by the sofa, an onion by the shoe rack, a fan by the TV, a jalebi by the dining table. What did you place by the sofa? (a) jalebi (b) inkpot (c) nest (d) fan
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the door, a tomato by the gate, a duck by the sofa, a cat by the shoe rack, a pencil by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) cat (b) ball (c) pencil (d) tomato
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a duck by the kitchen, an ant by the shoe rack, a watch by the sofa, a coconut by the dining table, a parrot by the TV. Where did you place the parrot? (a) shoe rack (b) kitchen (c) dining table (d) TV
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a nest by the TV, a ball by the dining table, a pillow by the kitchen, a bucket by the bed, a pencil by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) bucket (b) pencil (c) nest (d) ball

Answer key

  1. add more stops
  2. put pictures at stops
  3. put pictures at stops
  4. step 1
  5. stairs
  6. bucket
  7. onion
  8. yes, with new pictures
  9. step 2
  10. to keep the order
  11. step 3
  12. fruit cart
  13. tomato
  14. sofa
  15. TV
  16. fix stops in order
  17. violin
  18. the method of loci
  19. duck
  20. step 4
  21. fix stops in order
  22. cat
  23. one you know very well
  24. duck
  25. cat
  26. dining table
  27. candle
  28. teacher’s desk
  29. inkpot
  30. jalebi
  31. shoe
  32. classroom door
  33. banana
  34. choose a place you know
  35. whistle
  36. notice board
  37. nest
  38. pencil
  39. TV
  40. bucket

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