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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 829 · 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: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a watch by the shoe rack, an anchor by the TV, a rose by the door, a pencil by the gate, a glass by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rose (b) anchor (c) glass (d) pencil
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a nest by the dining table, an ice cream by the kitchen, a banana by the TV, a cat by the bed, a kite by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) cat (b) banana (c) kite (d) nest
  4. 4.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a rope by the notice board, a drum by the classroom door, an igloo by the stairs, a kite by the blackboard, a banana by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the notice board? (a) igloo (b) kite (c) rope (d) drum
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an owl by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the classroom door, a goat by the blackboard, a guava by the stairs, a van by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) guava (b) goat (c) apple (d) owl
  8. 8.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
  9. 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a mango by the fruit cart, a duck by the bus stop, a drum by the banyan tree, a nest by the post box, a goat by the park gate. Where did you place the mango? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) bus stop (d) fruit cart
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a fan by the banyan tree, a pencil by the swing, a banana by the park gate, a tomato by the slide, a wallet by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) fan (b) pencil (c) wallet (d) banana
  16. 16.🏰 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 post box, a jalebi by the park gate, a candle by the banyan tree, an ant by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the bus stop. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) ice cream (b) candle (c) jalebi (d) banana
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the playground, a vase by the blackboard, a kite by the library, a tent by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) kite (b) tent (c) sock (d) parrot
  19. 19.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jeep by the fruit cart, a flute by the swing, a cat by the banyan tree, a pillow by the park gate, a candle by the slide. Where did you place the pillow? (a) fruit cart (b) slide (c) swing (d) park gate
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a flute by the sofa, a ladder by the dining table, an umbrella by the shoe rack, a mirror by the door, a ball by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ladder (b) umbrella (c) ball (d) mirror
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an apple by the playground, a goat by the blackboard, a kettle by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the classroom door, a banana by the library. What did you place by the playground? (a) kettle (b) apple (c) goat (d) banana
  23. 23.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 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 swing, a key by the park gate, a doll by the post box, a duck by the banyan tree, a cat by the fruit cart. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) cat (b) doll (c) duck (d) banana
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a goat by the library, a watch by the stairs, a doll by the blackboard, a violin by the classroom door, an apple by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) doll (b) apple (c) watch (d) goat
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a vase by the kitchen, a monkey by the dining table, an orange by the TV, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a goat by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) goat (b) vase (c) jalebi (d) orange
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a shoe by the classroom door, a watch by the school gate, a van by the stairs, a whistle by the notice board, a doll by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the watch? (a) notice board (b) school gate (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
  29. 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a key by the door, a lemon by the sofa, a frog by the TV, a watch by the gate, a mirror by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) watch (b) mirror (c) key (d) frog
  31. 31.🏰 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
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umpire by the dining table, a kite by the TV, a vase by the sofa, an umbrella by the bed, an anchor by the kitchen. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) umbrella (b) anchor (c) kite (d) vase
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a watch by the dining table, a wallet by the shoe rack, a sock by the TV, an ant by the sofa, an umpire by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ant (b) watch (c) sock (d) umpire
  34. 34.🏰 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
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a tomato by the post box, a whistle by the fruit cart, a jalebi by the swing, a sock by the park gate, a watch by the banyan tree. Where did you place the tomato? (a) park gate (b) post box (c) swing (d) fruit cart
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a kite by the swing, a fan by the fruit cart, a jeep by the post box, a rose by the banyan tree, a frog by the park gate. Where did you place the frog? (a) swing (b) post box (c) park gate (d) fruit cart
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a shoe by the banyan tree, a doll by the swing, a parrot by the post box, a kettle by the fruit cart, a ladder by the park gate. What did you place by the post box? (a) parrot (b) shoe (c) doll (d) kettle
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a doll by the park gate, a fan by the fruit cart, a duck by the banyan tree, a watch by the slide, a tiger by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) fan (b) doll (c) tiger (d) watch
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a goat by the bed, a lamp by the sofa, an umbrella by the dining table, a guava by the TV, a monkey by the kitchen. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) umbrella (b) guava (c) monkey (d) lamp

Answer key

  1. pencil
  2. one you know very well
  3. kite
  4. to keep the order
  5. fix stops in order
  6. rope
  7. guava
  8. add more stops
  9. step 2
  10. step 1
  11. choose a place you know
  12. step 4
  13. fruit cart
  14. fix stops in order
  15. pencil
  16. candle
  17. fix stops in order
  18. sock
  19. the method of loci
  20. park gate
  21. umbrella
  22. apple
  23. yes, with new pictures
  24. choose a place you know
  25. duck
  26. doll
  27. orange
  28. school gate
  29. step 3
  30. key
  31. choose a place you know
  32. anchor
  33. ant
  34. put pictures at stops
  35. post box
  36. park gate
  37. fix stops in order
  38. parrot
  39. watch
  40. monkey

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