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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

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

Answer key

  1. to keep the order
  2. one you know very well
  3. post box
  4. step 3
  5. fix stops in order
  6. classroom door
  7. yes, with new pictures
  8. radio
  9. step 4
  10. fix stops in order
  11. choose a place you know
  12. fix stops in order
  13. put pictures at stops
  14. the method of loci
  15. add more stops
  16. banyan tree
  17. step 2
  18. choose a place you know
  19. blackboard
  20. put pictures at stops
  21. orange
  22. choose a place you know
  23. flute
  24. choose a place you know
  25. step 1
  26. tomato
  27. banyan tree
  28. choose a place you know
  29. duck
  30. teacher’s desk
  31. sock
  32. classroom door
  33. goat
  34. ant
  35. ladder
  36. cat
  37. tent
  38. cat
  39. stairs
  40. park gate

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