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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 719 · 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: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a vase by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the classroom door, a bucket by the library, a mango by the stairs, a watch by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) bucket (b) mango (c) vase (d) watch
  2. 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a whistle by the bed, an apple by the dining table, a frog by the TV, a tiger by the kitchen, a pillow by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) apple (b) frog (c) pillow (d) whistle
  5. 5.🏰 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 bus stop, a bucket by the park gate, an apple by the post box, a whistle by the fruit cart, a monkey by the banyan tree. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) bucket (b) lemon (c) whistle (d) monkey
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a watch by the shoe rack, a lemon by the sofa, a guava by the gate, a glass by the TV, a parrot by the door. Where did you place the lemon? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) door
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a ladder by the kitchen, a radio by the TV, a frog by the dining table, a pillow by the bed, a coconut by the sofa. Where did you place the ladder? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) kitchen (d) dining table
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a drum by the TV, a kettle by the shoe rack, a rope by the kitchen, an ant by the sofa, a kite by the dining table. Where did you place the drum? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) kitchen (d) sofa
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jug by the blackboard, a pencil by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the library, a rose by the playground, a rope by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) pencil (b) jug (c) rose (d) ant
  13. 13.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the library, a mango by the blackboard, a guava by the playground, an umbrella by the classroom door. Where did you place the guava? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) playground (d) library
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a rope by the stairs, a ladder by the classroom door, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a jeep by the blackboard, a banana by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ladder (b) banana (c) jeep (d) tiger
  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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an anchor by the swing, a ball by the slide, a coconut by the park gate, a jug by the fruit cart, a goat by the bench. Where did you place the jug? (a) slide (b) swing (c) fruit cart (d) bench
  20. 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an apple by the playground, a kettle by the blackboard, a duck by the library, a spoon by the classroom door, a needle by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the library? (a) kettle (b) needle (c) apple (d) duck
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a lemon by the dining table, a pillow by the kitchen, a whistle by the sofa, an ice cream by the bed, a shoe by the TV. What did you place by the sofa? (a) whistle (b) lemon (c) shoe (d) pillow
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a mirror by the school gate, an apple by the notice board, a lamp by the classroom door, a doll by the stairs, an ant by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ant (b) doll (c) mirror (d) apple
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an owl by the TV, a watch by the sofa, a jeep by the shoe rack, a key by the dining table, a lemon by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jeep (b) watch (c) lemon (d) key
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a lamp by the fruit cart, a ball by the banyan tree, a tomato by the swing, a nest by the park gate, an umpire by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) umpire (b) nest (c) lamp (d) ball
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a mirror by the classroom door, a jalebi by the library, a frog by the teacher’s desk, a jeep by the blackboard, an anchor by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) frog (b) mirror (c) jeep (d) anchor
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ladder by the fruit cart, an umbrella by the bus stop, a lamp by the post box, a ball by the banyan tree, a fan by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ladder (b) ball (c) fan (d) umbrella
  31. 31.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
  32. 32.🏰 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 post box, a jalebi by the bus stop, a vase by the banyan tree, a duck by the fruit cart, a guava by the park gate. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) jalebi (b) ant (c) vase (d) duck
  33. 33.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an umbrella by the park gate, a duck by the swing, a vase by the fruit cart, a ladder by the slide, a van by the banyan tree. What did you place by the swing? (a) van (b) ladder (c) vase (d) duck
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a guava by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the notice board, a frog by the classroom door, a lamp by the school gate, a glass by the stairs. Where did you place the glass? (a) school gate (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a candle by the TV, a mango by the dining table, a kite by the shoe rack, a ball by the sofa, an owl by the kitchen. What did you place by the sofa? (a) mango (b) kite (c) owl (d) ball
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pillow by the door, a tent by the gate, a fan by the sofa, a ball by the shoe rack, a violin by the TV. Where did you place the fan? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) gate
  40. 40.🏰 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

Answer key

  1. bucket
  2. step 2
  3. put pictures at stops
  4. apple
  5. whistle
  6. sofa
  7. step 4
  8. step 1
  9. kitchen
  10. choose a place you know
  11. TV
  12. pencil
  13. the method of loci
  14. playground
  15. tiger
  16. fix stops in order
  17. to keep the order
  18. fix stops in order
  19. fruit cart
  20. step 3
  21. duck
  22. one you know very well
  23. whistle
  24. choose a place you know
  25. doll
  26. watch
  27. lamp
  28. mirror
  29. fix stops in order
  30. ladder
  31. yes, with new pictures
  32. duck
  33. add more stops
  34. duck
  35. stairs
  36. choose a place you know
  37. put pictures at stops
  38. ball
  39. sofa
  40. choose a place you know

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