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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 919 · 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.🏰 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
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a kettle by the park gate, an apple by the slide, a van by the fruit cart, a ladder by the bench, a duck by the swing. What did you place by the slide? (a) kettle (b) van (c) apple (d) ladder
  3. 3.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lamp by the gate, a radio by the TV, an anchor by the door, a ball by the shoe rack, an ant by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ant (b) lamp (c) ball (d) radio
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a needle by the fruit cart, a banana by the park gate, an inkpot by the banyan tree, a lamp by the swing, a lemon by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) inkpot (b) banana (c) needle (d) lamp
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umpire by the kitchen, a guava by the dining table, a wallet by the sofa, a rope by the bed, a watch by the TV. Where did you place the wallet? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) bed
  10. 10.🏰 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 teacher’s desk, an anchor by the stairs, a mango by the school gate, a ball by the notice board. Where did you place the mango? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) school gate (d) notice board
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
  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.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umbrella by the kitchen, an anchor by the TV, a monkey by the shoe rack, an igloo by the dining table, a pencil by the sofa. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) monkey (b) anchor (c) umbrella (d) pencil
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a jalebi by the slide, a vase by the bench, an inkpot by the fruit cart, a tomato by the park gate, a jeep by the swing. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) jalebi (b) vase (c) tomato (d) inkpot
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a candle by the slide, a fan by the park gate, a drum by the banyan tree, a parrot by the swing, a rose by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) drum (b) fan (c) candle (d) rose
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a shoe by the TV, a mango by the sofa, a drum by the dining table, a candle by the door, a spoon by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) mango (b) shoe (c) candle (d) spoon
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a flute by the banyan tree, a duck by the fruit cart, an apple by the park gate, a radio by the bus stop, a frog by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) apple (b) radio (c) flute (d) duck
  23. 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a duck by the dining table, an onion by the shoe rack, a vase by the TV, a needle by the sofa, a ball by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) onion (b) needle (c) vase (d) ball
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a frog by the blackboard, a rose by the library, an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the classroom door, a spoon by the playground. Where did you place the rose? (a) teacher’s desk (b) playground (c) blackboard (d) library
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pillow by the sofa, a mango by the door, a ball by the TV, a sock by the shoe rack, a whistle by the dining table. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) pillow (b) ball (c) whistle (d) sock
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the stairs, an umpire by the blackboard, an urn by the classroom door, an owl by the notice board. What did you place by the notice board? (a) watch (b) urn (c) owl (d) umpire
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 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 drum by the bus stop, an owl by the fruit cart, a tomato by the park gate, a guava by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) drum (b) owl (c) guava (d) tomato
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a net by the fruit cart, a guava by the slide, a kite by the banyan tree, a cat by the park gate, a tiger by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) guava (b) net (c) cat (d) kite
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an anchor by the TV, a shoe by the door, a tiger by the dining table, an umpire by the sofa, an ant by the shoe rack. What did you place by the sofa? (a) ant (b) anchor (c) shoe (d) umpire
  33. 33.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a spoon by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the blackboard, a bucket by the playground, a ladder by the classroom door, a radio by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rope (b) bucket (c) ladder (d) spoon
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a frog by the fruit cart, a duck by the banyan tree, a flute by the post box, an apple by the park gate, a wallet by the bus stop. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) duck (b) wallet (c) frog (d) flute
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an igloo by the classroom door, a drum by the notice board, a ladder by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the blackboard, a pillow by the stairs. Where did you place the igloo? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) notice board (d) teacher’s desk
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a candle by the sofa, an umbrella by the TV, an urn by the dining table, a violin by the shoe rack, a key by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) urn (b) key (c) candle (d) violin
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a rose by the fruit cart, a pencil by the swing, a radio by the banyan tree, a flute by the slide, a monkey by the park gate. Where did you place the rose? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) swing (d) park gate
  40. 40.🏰 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

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. apple
  3. add more stops
  4. fix stops in order
  5. step 3
  6. choose a place you know
  7. ant
  8. lamp
  9. sofa
  10. school gate
  11. step 4
  12. to keep the order
  13. put pictures at stops
  14. yes, with new pictures
  15. monkey
  16. inkpot
  17. step 1
  18. fan
  19. put pictures at stops
  20. candle
  21. choose a place you know
  22. apple
  23. step 2
  24. onion
  25. library
  26. sock
  27. fix stops in order
  28. owl
  29. choose a place you know
  30. guava
  31. guava
  32. umpire
  33. the method of loci
  34. ladder
  35. duck
  36. choose a place you know
  37. classroom door
  38. candle
  39. fruit cart
  40. choose a place you know

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