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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 782 · 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: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a bucket by the fruit cart, a violin by the swing, a spoon by the banyan tree, a frog by the slide, an umpire by the park gate. Where did you place the umpire? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) swing (d) fruit cart
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a cat by the shoe rack, a coconut by the dining table, a mirror by the sofa, a shoe by the TV, a lemon by the kitchen. What did you place by the sofa? (a) coconut (b) shoe (c) cat (d) mirror
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an ant by the library, a whistle by the blackboard, a ball by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the playground, a duck by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) duck (b) whistle (c) ant (d) spoon
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an umpire by the playground, an orange by the blackboard, a doll by the classroom door, a jalebi by the library, a bucket by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) doll (b) orange (c) umpire (d) bucket
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umbrella by the kitchen, a nest by the TV, a van by the sofa, a lamp by the dining table, a parrot by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) lamp (b) nest (c) umbrella (d) parrot
  10. 10.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a monkey by the sofa, a cat by the shoe rack, a duck by the TV, a jalebi by the dining table, a tent by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) monkey (b) jalebi (c) tent (d) cat
  12. 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an anchor by the park gate, a wallet by the swing, a goat by the fruit cart, a rope by the banyan tree, an onion by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) rope (b) anchor (c) goat (d) wallet
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a monkey by the kitchen, a duck by the shoe rack, an onion by the sofa, a doll by the TV, a whistle by the dining table. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) monkey (b) duck (c) doll (d) onion
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an inkpot by the dining table, a jeep by the TV, an urn by the shoe rack, an apple by the sofa, a tiger by the kitchen. What did you place by the dining table? (a) jeep (b) tiger (c) urn (d) inkpot
  21. 21.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a candle by the park gate, a guava by the bench, an umbrella by the swing, a watch by the fruit cart, a drum by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) watch (b) candle (c) umbrella (d) guava
  24. 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an anchor by the park gate, a lamp by the banyan tree, a candle by the swing, a duck by the fruit cart, a whistle by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) duck (b) anchor (c) whistle (d) candle
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a wallet by the banyan tree, a violin by the post box, an apple by the swing, a tiger by the fruit cart, a shoe by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) wallet (b) shoe (c) tiger (d) violin
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an ant by the blackboard, a candle by the classroom door, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the stairs, a radio by the notice board. Where did you place the candle? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) classroom door
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a van by the kitchen, a pencil by the shoe rack, a fan by the TV, a coconut by the dining table, a rope by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) fan (b) van (c) pencil (d) rope
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a candle by the classroom door, a ball by the notice board, a whistle by the school gate, a vase by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the stairs. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) vase (b) candle (c) rope (d) whistle
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a pencil by the swing, a guava by the fruit cart, a nest by the park gate, a bucket by the slide, a doll by the banyan tree. Where did you place the bucket? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) slide (d) park gate
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a watch by the blackboard, a jalebi by the stairs, an orange by the library, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the classroom door. Where did you place the watch? (a) blackboard (b) stairs (c) library (d) classroom door
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a wallet by the gate, a fan by the shoe rack, a candle by the sofa, a guava by the TV, a glass by the door. Where did you place the fan? (a) door (b) gate (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
  38. 38.🏰 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 banyan tree, a jalebi by the bus stop, an ice cream by the park gate, a banana by the fruit cart, a guava by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) jalebi (b) guava (c) ant (d) banana
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a monkey by the gate, a mango by the TV, an umbrella by the door, a tomato by the shoe rack, a net by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) mango (b) net (c) monkey (d) umbrella
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an anchor by the post box, a guava by the banyan tree, a kettle by the fruit cart, a needle by the bus stop, a spoon by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) anchor (b) kettle (c) spoon (d) guava

Answer key

  1. park gate
  2. put pictures at stops
  3. the method of loci
  4. mirror
  5. ant
  6. fix stops in order
  7. one you know very well
  8. umpire
  9. nest
  10. to keep the order
  11. jalebi
  12. step 2
  13. wallet
  14. fix stops in order
  15. put pictures at stops
  16. choose a place you know
  17. step 4
  18. monkey
  19. choose a place you know
  20. inkpot
  21. add more stops
  22. choose a place you know
  23. guava
  24. step 3
  25. anchor
  26. violin
  27. choose a place you know
  28. classroom door
  29. fan
  30. choose a place you know
  31. candle
  32. slide
  33. choose a place you know
  34. step 1
  35. blackboard
  36. fix stops in order
  37. shoe rack
  38. guava
  39. monkey
  40. guava

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