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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 718 · 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 walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a pencil by the banyan tree, a nest by the fruit cart, an orange by the swing, a candle by the park gate, a whistle by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pencil (b) nest (c) whistle (d) candle
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a candle by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the classroom door, a spoon by the blackboard, a tiger by the playground, an urn by the library. What did you place by the library? (a) whistle (b) candle (c) spoon (d) urn
  5. 5.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
  6. 6.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
  7. 7.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tent by the TV, a tomato by the kitchen, a drum by the dining table, an igloo by the shoe rack, a key by the sofa. Where did you place the tomato? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) dining table (d) kitchen
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a lamp by the blackboard, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the library, a jug by the playground, an inkpot by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) igloo (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) mirror
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a fan by the dining table, a candle by the TV, an owl by the sofa, a frog by the shoe rack, a needle by the door. Where did you place the owl? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) TV
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an urn by the TV, a banana by the kitchen, a frog by the dining table, a ladder by the shoe rack, a tent by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) banana (b) ladder (c) frog (d) tent
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a van by the classroom door, a vase by the playground, a doll by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the blackboard, a lamp by the library. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) doll (b) lamp (c) vase (d) van
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a tiger by the banyan tree, a jug by the park gate, a spoon by the fruit cart, an apple by the bus stop, a fan by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tiger (b) apple (c) spoon (d) fan
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the kitchen, a bucket by the TV, a coconut by the dining table, a jug by the bed, a kite by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) bucket (b) coconut (c) kite (d) jug
  19. 19.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a parrot by the gate, a spoon by the door, a drum by the sofa, a cat by the shoe rack, a tent by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) tent (b) parrot (c) spoon (d) drum
  21. 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a monkey by the sofa, a tiger by the shoe rack, a goat by the kitchen, a needle by the dining table, an inkpot by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) goat (b) inkpot (c) monkey (d) tiger
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a nest by the TV, a bucket by the gate, a flute by the shoe rack, an ice cream by the sofa, a needle by the door. What did you place by the gate? (a) ice cream (b) nest (c) bucket (d) needle
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an anchor by the TV, an owl by the kitchen, a cat by the dining table, a net by the bed, a ladder by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ladder (b) net (c) anchor (d) owl
  25. 25.🏰 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
  26. 26.🏰 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 post box, a fan by the park gate, an inkpot by the banyan tree, a rose by the fruit cart, a spoon by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) spoon (b) rose (c) inkpot (d) fan
  27. 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  28. 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jalebi by the sofa, an ice cream by the door, a flute by the TV, a doll by the shoe rack, an apple by the dining table. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) door (b) sofa (c) TV (d) shoe rack
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a spoon by the dining table, a mirror by the bed, a cat by the sofa, a needle by the kitchen, a kettle by the TV. What did you place by the bed? (a) needle (b) kettle (c) spoon (d) mirror
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a candle by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the blackboard, a tomato by the playground, a mango by the classroom door, an inkpot by the library. Where did you place the watch? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) playground (d) teacher’s desk
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a guava by the fruit cart, a tiger by the post box, a frog by the banyan tree, a jalebi by the park gate, a van by the bus stop. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) frog (b) tiger (c) van (d) jalebi
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a mirror by the blackboard, an umpire by the notice board, a doll by the stairs, an anchor by the classroom door, an igloo by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the anchor? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a van by the door, a coconut by the sofa, a rope by the shoe rack, a shoe by the gate, a spoon by the TV. What did you place by the gate? (a) van (b) coconut (c) shoe (d) rope
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an umbrella by the slide, an anchor by the banyan tree, a bucket by the park gate, a glass by the fruit cart, a coconut by the swing. What did you place by the swing? (a) umbrella (b) bucket (c) anchor (d) coconut
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jug by the library, an owl by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the blackboard, an umbrella by the stairs, an anchor by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) jug (b) owl (c) anchor (d) umbrella
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tiger by the dining table, a bucket by the TV, a nest by the sofa, a drum by the door, a guava by the shoe rack. Where did you place the guava? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) door
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a candle by the TV, an apple by the dining table, a cat by the sofa, a glass by the kitchen, a mirror by the shoe rack. Where did you place the candle? (a) TV (b) kitchen (c) dining table (d) sofa
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a banana by the TV, an igloo by the sofa, a ball by the dining table, an ice cream by the door, an urn by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) igloo (b) urn (c) banana (d) ball

Answer key

  1. whistle
  2. choose a place you know
  3. choose a place you know
  4. urn
  5. to keep the order
  6. the method of loci
  7. add more stops
  8. kitchen
  9. lamp
  10. choose a place you know
  11. sofa
  12. tent
  13. doll
  14. fan
  15. choose a place you know
  16. step 4
  17. put pictures at stops
  18. kite
  19. yes, with new pictures
  20. drum
  21. step 2
  22. tiger
  23. bucket
  24. ladder
  25. put pictures at stops
  26. fan
  27. step 3
  28. step 1
  29. fix stops in order
  30. sofa
  31. mirror
  32. blackboard
  33. frog
  34. classroom door
  35. shoe
  36. coconut
  37. anchor
  38. shoe rack
  39. TV
  40. urn

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