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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 819 · 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: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pillow by the slide, a ball by the park gate, a coconut by the swing, a spoon by the bench, a ladder by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) spoon (b) pillow (c) coconut (d) ladder
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a ladder by the classroom door, a duck by the stairs, an orange by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the notice board, a van by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) duck (b) ladder (c) tomato (d) orange
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a rope by the swing, a bucket by the park gate, a mirror by the fruit cart, a spoon by the slide, a van by the banyan tree. Where did you place the van? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) swing
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a banana by the bus stop, an igloo by the park gate, an ant by the fruit cart, a ball by the post box, a duck by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) banana (b) igloo (c) ant (d) ball
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jalebi by the sofa, an owl by the door, a goat by the TV, a flute by the shoe rack, a wallet by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) wallet (b) owl (c) jalebi (d) goat
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 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 jeep by the bench, a parrot by the park gate, a jug by the fruit cart, a frog by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) parrot (b) frog (c) anchor (d) jeep
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a doll by the shoe rack, a ball by the TV, a glass by the gate, an orange by the sofa, a frog by the door. What did you place by the gate? (a) glass (b) orange (c) ball (d) frog
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ice cream by the blackboard, an apple by the teacher’s desk, a ball by the library, a glass by the stairs, a banana by the classroom door. Where did you place the ball? (a) library (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) classroom door
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an owl by the school gate, a frog by the stairs, a net by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the notice board, an onion by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) frog (b) onion (c) net (d) duck
  18. 18.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a tent by the blackboard, a doll by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the library, a vase by the playground, a duck by the classroom door. Where did you place the doll? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) library (d) classroom door
  20. 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  21. 21.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jalebi by the slide, a banana by the swing, an inkpot by the fruit cart, a lamp by the banyan tree, a radio by the park gate. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) jalebi (b) banana (c) radio (d) lamp
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a mirror by the banyan tree, a fan by the fruit cart, a wallet by the swing, a tiger by the post box, a ladder by the park gate. Where did you place the mirror? (a) swing (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) banyan tree
  24. 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a fan by the blackboard, an igloo by the stairs, an umpire by the notice board, a key by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the classroom door. Where did you place the jug? (a) blackboard (b) notice board (c) classroom door (d) stairs
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ladder by the notice board, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the school gate, an ice cream by the stairs, a candle by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) ice cream (b) radio (c) ladder (d) candle
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a guava by the kitchen, a frog by the dining table, a kettle by the sofa, a vase by the bed, a watch by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) watch (b) frog (c) vase (d) kettle
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an igloo by the kitchen, a fan by the shoe rack, a wallet by the TV, a bucket by the sofa, a goat by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) goat (b) igloo (c) fan (d) wallet
  30. 30.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an umpire by the banyan tree, a lemon by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the park gate, a fan by the post box, an owl by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) umpire (b) ice cream (c) fan (d) lemon
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a coconut by the sofa, an igloo by the shoe rack, a guava by the door, a doll by the TV, a drum by the gate. What did you place by the door? (a) coconut (b) igloo (c) guava (d) doll
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a rose by the dining table, a flute by the sofa, an ant by the shoe rack, a duck by the kitchen, an inkpot by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) duck (b) flute (c) rose (d) ant
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jug by the sofa, a lamp by the dining table, an anchor by the kitchen, a needle by the TV, a fan by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) jug (b) needle (c) fan (d) anchor
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a banana by the banyan tree, a ball by the swing, a rose by the fruit cart, a ladder by the post box, a coconut by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ladder (b) rose (c) ball (d) coconut
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a guava by the sofa, an igloo by the dining table, a parrot by the door, a mirror by the TV, a monkey by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) parrot (b) guava (c) igloo (d) mirror
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a rope by the gate, a tent by the door, a drum by the TV, a mango by the shoe rack, a lamp by the sofa. Where did you place the tent? (a) TV (b) door (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
  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. pillow
  2. tomato
  3. step 3
  4. put pictures at stops
  5. the method of loci
  6. fix stops in order
  7. step 1
  8. banyan tree
  9. igloo
  10. goat
  11. choose a place you know
  12. anchor
  13. put pictures at stops
  14. glass
  15. choose a place you know
  16. library
  17. net
  18. one you know very well
  19. teacher’s desk
  20. step 2
  21. yes, with new pictures
  22. lamp
  23. banyan tree
  24. step 4
  25. classroom door
  26. ladder
  27. choose a place you know
  28. vase
  29. wallet
  30. to keep the order
  31. fan
  32. guava
  33. rose
  34. fan
  35. ball
  36. parrot
  37. add more stops
  38. fix stops in order
  39. door
  40. choose a place you know

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