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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 181 · 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: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an orange by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the stairs, an ice cream by the school gate, a cat by the notice board, a goat by the classroom door. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) school gate (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
  2. 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
  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.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a guava by the fruit cart, a lemon by the banyan tree, a candle by the park gate, a jug by the slide, a violin by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) lemon (b) candle (c) guava (d) violin
  9. 9.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
  10. 10.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an ant by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the classroom door, a watch by the school gate, a ball by the notice board, an apple by the stairs. Where did you place the ball? (a) classroom door (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
  14. 14.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
  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: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the dining table, a ball by the door, a flute by the TV, a rope by the shoe rack, a parrot by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) flute (b) rope (c) parrot (d) kettle
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lemon by the fruit cart, a cat by the post box, a whistle by the bus stop, a key by the banyan tree, a sock by the park gate. Where did you place the whistle? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) bus stop
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a violin by the library, an ice cream by the classroom door, a tomato by the blackboard, a mirror by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the stairs. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) library (d) blackboard
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a banana by the TV, a coconut by the shoe rack, a goat by the sofa, a fan by the gate, a vase by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) coconut (b) vase (c) fan (d) banana
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the TV, an apple by the dining table, a bucket by the bed, a jug by the sofa, a cat by the kitchen. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) apple (b) jug (c) cat (d) bucket
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a flute by the shoe rack, a key by the TV, a spoon by the sofa, a tomato by the door, a doll by the dining table. Where did you place the key? (a) door (b) TV (c) dining table (d) shoe rack
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a ladder by the stairs, an umbrella by the classroom door, a banana by the notice board, a parrot by the blackboard, a candle by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) ladder (b) umbrella (c) parrot (d) banana
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a rose by the dining table, a bucket by the kitchen, a guava by the shoe rack, an owl by the TV, a jeep by the sofa. Where did you place the bucket? (a) sofa (b) kitchen (c) TV (d) shoe rack
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a lamp by the sofa, a spoon by the TV, an urn by the door, a vase by the dining table, a jug by the shoe rack. What did you place by the dining table? (a) spoon (b) lamp (c) jug (d) vase
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a spoon by the banyan tree, a ball by the post box, an onion by the park gate, a drum by the fruit cart, a pencil by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) spoon (b) drum (c) onion (d) ball
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a key by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the classroom door, a violin by the library, a tiger by the stairs, a doll by the blackboard. Where did you place the key? (a) classroom door (b) library (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an apple by the gate, an ant by the shoe rack, a ladder by the door, a pillow by the TV, a wallet by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) pillow (b) apple (c) ladder (d) wallet
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a banana by the gate, a lamp by the shoe rack, an orange by the TV, a van by the sofa, a bucket by the door. Where did you place the orange? (a) shoe rack (b) door (c) gate (d) TV
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tiger by the sofa, a lemon by the dining table, a ball by the TV, an urn by the shoe rack, a tomato by the kitchen. Where did you place the urn? (a) kitchen (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) TV
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a cat by the blackboard, a bucket by the stairs, a ball by the notice board, a glass by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) glass (b) ball (c) igloo (d) bucket
  32. 32.🏰 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
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 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
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a ball by the swing, a vase by the slide, a kettle by the fruit cart, a rope by the bench, a net by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) vase (b) net (c) ball (d) rope
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an inkpot by the bus stop, a lamp by the post box, an apple by the fruit cart, a jeep by the banyan tree, a bucket by the park gate. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) bucket (b) jeep (c) inkpot (d) apple
  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 rope by the fruit cart, a whistle by the banyan tree, a rose by the bus stop, an ice cream by the park gate, a doll by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) whistle (b) rope (c) ice cream (d) rose
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a coconut by the park gate, an ant by the swing, a bucket by the bench, an ice cream by the slide, a doll by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) bucket (b) ice cream (c) ant (d) coconut
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an ice cream by the fruit cart, a whistle by the banyan tree, a goat by the swing, a ball by the post box, a pillow by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ice cream (b) goat (c) pillow (d) whistle
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a sock by the kitchen, a monkey by the dining table, a kite by the TV, an umbrella by the shoe rack, a tiger by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) tiger (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) sock

Answer key

  1. school gate
  2. the method of loci
  3. put pictures at stops
  4. step 4
  5. choose a place you know
  6. step 1
  7. step 3
  8. violin
  9. to keep the order
  10. one you know very well
  11. choose a place you know
  12. yes, with new pictures
  13. notice board
  14. add more stops
  15. fix stops in order
  16. flute
  17. bus stop
  18. classroom door
  19. vase
  20. cat
  21. TV
  22. ladder
  23. kitchen
  24. vase
  25. ball
  26. teacher’s desk
  27. ladder
  28. TV
  29. choose a place you know
  30. shoe rack
  31. glass
  32. fix stops in order
  33. put pictures at stops
  34. choose a place you know
  35. ball
  36. jeep
  37. ice cream
  38. bucket
  39. goat
  40. monkey

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