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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 701 · 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: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a coconut by the sofa, a glass by the TV, a jeep by the bed, an urn by the dining table, a monkey by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) monkey (b) jeep (c) urn (d) glass
  2. 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a van by the dining table, a net by the TV, a rose by the sofa, an anchor by the kitchen, a ladder by the bed. What did you place by the TV? (a) ladder (b) net (c) rose (d) anchor
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tomato by the stairs, a glass by the blackboard, a tent by the classroom door, a spoon by the teacher’s desk, a jeep by the library. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) tent (b) glass (c) jeep (d) tomato
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a candle by the stairs, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the library, a fan by the classroom door, a nest by the blackboard. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) fan (b) tiger (c) candle (d) nest
  9. 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
  10. 10.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a candle by the banyan tree, a radio by the post box, a mirror by the fruit cart, an orange by the park gate, a pencil by the bus stop. Where did you place the radio? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) post box
  12. 12.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a glass by the notice board, a kite by the blackboard, a nest by the stairs, a candle by the classroom door, a flute by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the nest? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) classroom door
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a mirror by the slide, an orange by the fruit cart, a jalebi by the swing, a ball by the banyan tree, a duck by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) mirror (b) orange (c) duck (d) jalebi
  16. 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a nest by the park gate, an ant by the bus stop, a banana by the fruit cart, a ball by the banyan tree, a jalebi by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) jalebi (b) banana (c) ball (d) ant
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
  20. 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a doll by the blackboard, a tent by the stairs, a jeep by the library, an owl by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the classroom door. What did you place by the library? (a) jeep (b) owl (c) violin (d) tent
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an urn by the sofa, a flute by the door, a pillow by the TV, an owl by the dining table, an onion by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) flute (b) owl (c) urn (d) pillow
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the stairs, a nest by the blackboard, a guava by the classroom door, a violin by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) nest (b) parrot (c) violin (d) watch
  24. 24.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a fan by the swing, a whistle by the banyan tree, a vase by the slide, an umpire by the park gate, a net by the fruit cart. Where did you place the whistle? (a) slide (b) banyan tree (c) swing (d) fruit cart
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a jeep by the swing, a mirror by the park gate, a whistle by the banyan tree, a lamp by the post box, a fan by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lamp (b) whistle (c) mirror (d) jeep
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a net by the park gate, a nest by the bus stop, a rose by the post box, a candle by the fruit cart, a guava by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) nest (b) rose (c) guava (d) net
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a coconut by the school gate, a banana by the stairs, a kettle by the notice board, a wallet by the classroom door, a pencil by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) banana (b) wallet (c) pencil (d) coconut
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a wallet by the shoe rack, a shoe by the gate, an ant by the sofa, a jeep by the TV, a kettle by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) shoe (b) jeep (c) kettle (d) wallet
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a mirror by the bed, a whistle by the sofa, a vase by the kitchen, a coconut by the dining table, an apple by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) coconut (b) apple (c) vase (d) mirror
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an onion by the dining table, an owl by the shoe rack, a banana by the door, an ice cream by the sofa, an igloo by the TV. Where did you place the onion? (a) door (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) TV
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a rose by the banyan tree, an igloo by the slide, a net by the park gate, an apple by the swing, an umbrella by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) net (b) igloo (c) rose (d) umbrella
  35. 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an ice cream by the banyan tree, a guava by the park gate, a ladder by the bus stop, a van by the fruit cart, a duck by the post box. Where did you place the ladder? (a) bus stop (b) post box (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an onion by the park gate, a bucket by the fruit cart, a key by the bus stop, a kite by the banyan tree, a frog by the post box. Where did you place the kite? (a) bus stop (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) post box
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a kettle by the swing, a monkey by the park gate, a needle by the slide, a jug by the fruit cart, an umpire by the bench. Where did you place the jug? (a) bench (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) swing
  39. 39.🏰 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
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a flute by the fruit cart, an ant by the park gate, an urn by the swing, a lemon by the post box, a key by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) lemon (b) flute (c) urn (d) key

Answer key

  1. monkey
  2. step 1
  3. fix stops in order
  4. net
  5. fix stops in order
  6. glass
  7. choose a place you know
  8. nest
  9. yes, with new pictures
  10. add more stops
  11. post box
  12. to keep the order
  13. fix stops in order
  14. stairs
  15. orange
  16. step 4
  17. jalebi
  18. choose a place you know
  19. the method of loci
  20. step 2
  21. jeep
  22. pillow
  23. watch
  24. one you know very well
  25. banyan tree
  26. lamp
  27. put pictures at stops
  28. net
  29. choose a place you know
  30. banana
  31. wallet
  32. apple
  33. dining table
  34. net
  35. step 3
  36. bus stop
  37. banyan tree
  38. fruit cart
  39. put pictures at stops
  40. urn

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