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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

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

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. the method of loci
  3. step 4
  4. cat
  5. fix stops in order
  6. step 2
  7. ice cream
  8. umpire
  9. stairs
  10. choose a place you know
  11. to keep the order
  12. yes, with new pictures
  13. choose a place you know
  14. choose a place you know
  15. fix stops in order
  16. dining table
  17. key
  18. kitchen
  19. step 3
  20. add more stops
  21. fix stops in order
  22. mango
  23. doll
  24. door
  25. nest
  26. candle
  27. put pictures at stops
  28. umbrella
  29. jug
  30. fruit cart
  31. step 1
  32. choose a place you know
  33. banyan tree
  34. monkey
  35. goat
  36. bed
  37. guava
  38. put pictures at stops
  39. TV
  40. coconut

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