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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 862 · 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 an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the stairs, a coconut by the blackboard, a tent by the library, a jug by the classroom door. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) stairs (b) library (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a spoon by the stairs, a watch by the classroom door, a guava by the library, a mirror by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the blackboard. Where did you place the mirror? (a) library (b) teacher’s desk (c) blackboard (d) classroom door
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a pencil by the dining table, an umpire by the sofa, a monkey by the kitchen, an owl by the shoe rack, a needle by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) monkey (b) needle (c) owl (d) pencil
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a violin by the kitchen, a watch by the bed, an umbrella by the dining table, a key by the sofa, a jalebi by the TV. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) kitchen (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) TV
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a key by the dining table, a jug by the shoe rack, a glass by the TV, a spoon by the door, an orange by the sofa. Where did you place the glass? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) door (d) shoe rack
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a banana by the door, a duck by the sofa, a cat by the TV, an ice cream by the dining table, a doll by the shoe rack. What did you place by the dining table? (a) cat (b) duck (c) ice cream (d) banana
  11. 11.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
  12. 12.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
  13. 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a guava by the shoe rack, a rose by the door, a goat by the TV, an igloo by the gate, a ball by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) guava (b) goat (c) igloo (d) rose
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a fan by the TV, a duck by the shoe rack, a shoe by the sofa, a kite by the kitchen, an ice cream by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) duck (b) ice cream (c) kite (d) shoe
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tomato by the gate, a kite by the door, a drum by the sofa, a cat by the shoe rack, a frog by the TV. Where did you place the cat? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) gate (d) door
  21. 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 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
  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 jalebi by the school gate, a violin by the notice board, a banana by the stairs, a duck by the classroom door, a watch by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the watch? (a) school gate (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) notice board
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umpire by the sofa, a mirror by the gate, a jug by the shoe rack, a needle by the door, a duck by the TV. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) jug (b) mirror (c) duck (d) umpire
  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.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an anchor by the fruit cart, a fan by the swing, a needle by the bench, a kettle by the park gate, a banana by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) needle (b) fan (c) banana (d) anchor
  30. 30.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a guava by the classroom door, a net by the playground, a kettle by the blackboard, a frog by the library, a parrot by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) parrot (b) guava (c) net (d) kettle
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a radio by the slide, an onion by the park gate, a bucket by the swing, a drum by the fruit cart, an owl by the banyan tree. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) owl (b) bucket (c) drum (d) radio
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a vase by the blackboard, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the library, a needle by the playground, a ball by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) vase (b) needle (c) tiger (d) ball
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a parrot by the gate, a ball by the door, a jeep by the shoe rack, an anchor by the TV, a kite by the sofa. What did you place by the gate? (a) kite (b) anchor (c) parrot (d) jeep
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a monkey by the school gate, a mango by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the stairs, a tiger by the notice board, a frog by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) tiger (b) monkey (c) mango (d) guava
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a glass by the stairs, a rope by the classroom door, a watch by the blackboard, a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the library. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) lemon (b) watch (c) kettle (d) rope
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a rope by the library, a lamp by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the playground, a fan by the classroom door, an ant by the blackboard. Where did you place the rope? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) library
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ball by the blackboard, an umbrella by the library, an ant by the stairs, a flute by the classroom door, a spoon by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the ant? (a) teacher’s desk (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) library
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a watch by the notice board, an umbrella by the blackboard, a rope by the classroom door, a banana by the stairs, a spoon by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) spoon (b) watch (c) umbrella (d) rope
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an orange by the banyan tree, a whistle by the park gate, a rose by the fruit cart, a lemon by the swing, a monkey by the post box. Where did you place the monkey? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) park gate

Answer key

  1. teacher’s desk
  2. teacher’s desk
  3. put pictures at stops
  4. monkey
  5. step 3
  6. one you know very well
  7. yes, with new pictures
  8. TV
  9. TV
  10. ice cream
  11. to keep the order
  12. add more stops
  13. step 4
  14. choose a place you know
  15. choose a place you know
  16. goat
  17. step 1
  18. fix stops in order
  19. ice cream
  20. shoe rack
  21. step 2
  22. put pictures at stops
  23. fix stops in order
  24. choose a place you know
  25. teacher’s desk
  26. jug
  27. choose a place you know
  28. fix stops in order
  29. needle
  30. the method of loci
  31. kettle
  32. owl
  33. vase
  34. parrot
  35. tiger
  36. kettle
  37. library
  38. stairs
  39. umbrella
  40. post box

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