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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 208 · 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) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
  2. 2.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a glass by the classroom door, a rose by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the blackboard, a parrot by the library, a key by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) candle (b) glass (c) rose (d) parrot
  4. 4.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the fruit cart, a jug by the park gate, a pillow by the slide, a violin by the banyan tree, a fan by the swing. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) jug (b) owl (c) fan (d) violin
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a flute by the door, a guava by the sofa, a vase by the shoe rack, an owl by the gate, a goat by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) owl (b) vase (c) goat (d) guava
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a drum by the school gate, a duck by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the classroom door, a pencil by the notice board, a ladder by the stairs. What did you place by the stairs? (a) ladder (b) igloo (c) drum (d) pencil
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the fruit cart, a drum by the banyan tree, a cat by the swing, a lemon by the slide, a key by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) owl (b) lemon (c) cat (d) key
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a drum by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the playground, a needle by the classroom door, a van by the blackboard, a sock by the library. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) onion (b) drum (c) van (d) needle
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the sofa, an orange by the shoe rack, a tomato by the dining table, a shoe by the door, a vase by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) vase (b) shoe (c) kettle (d) orange
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a kettle by the fruit cart, a wallet by the park gate, a spoon by the banyan tree, a cat by the bus stop, an orange by the post box. Where did you place the cat? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) banyan tree
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a spoon by the TV, a kite by the dining table, a wallet by the shoe rack, a guava by the sofa, a rope by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) kite (b) wallet (c) rope (d) guava
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a watch by the stairs, an igloo by the blackboard, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the notice board, a bucket by the classroom door. Where did you place the banana? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) notice board (d) stairs
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a lamp by the TV, an igloo by the sofa, an apple by the bed, a net by the kitchen, a ladder by the dining table. What did you place by the bed? (a) lamp (b) apple (c) igloo (d) net
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a tent by the bus stop, a whistle by the park gate, a kettle by the post box, a pillow by the banyan tree, a violin by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) violin (b) kettle (c) pillow (d) tent
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the door, a pencil by the dining table, an igloo by the sofa, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a fan by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) jalebi (b) kettle (c) fan (d) igloo
  28. 28.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 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 park gate, an inkpot by the banyan tree, a watch by the fruit cart, a frog by the post box, a doll by the swing. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) frog (b) inkpot (c) doll (d) watch
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a kettle by the park gate, a cat by the banyan tree, a rope by the fruit cart, a doll by the slide, an umbrella by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) cat (b) kettle (c) doll (d) umbrella
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jug by the fruit cart, an igloo by the park gate, a duck by the swing, a sock by the slide, a candle by the banyan tree. Where did you place the candle? (a) slide (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) swing
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a fan by the TV, a radio by the sofa, an anchor by the bed, a needle by the kitchen, a cat by the dining table. Where did you place the anchor? (a) bed (b) kitchen (c) sofa (d) dining table
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a drum by the sofa, a jeep by the shoe rack, a shoe by the dining table, a wallet by the kitchen, a frog by the TV. Where did you place the shoe? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) kitchen
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an onion by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the school gate, a net by the notice board, a kite by the classroom door, a frog by the stairs. Where did you place the lemon? (a) school gate (b) notice board (c) classroom door (d) stairs
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pillow by the bench, an umpire by the slide, a rose by the park gate, a guava by the fruit cart, a ladder by the swing. What did you place by the park gate? (a) umpire (b) pillow (c) ladder (d) rose
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a wallet by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the blackboard, a lemon by the classroom door, a radio by the notice board, an urn by the stairs. Where did you place the urn? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) classroom door
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a cat by the notice board, a sock by the stairs, a mango by the classroom door, a wallet by the school gate, a tent by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) wallet (b) mango (c) sock (d) tent
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a vase by the TV, a jug by the shoe rack, a mango by the kitchen, a rope by the dining table, a coconut by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) mango (b) vase (c) rope (d) jug
  40. 40.🏰 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

Answer key

  1. to keep the order
  2. one you know very well
  3. parrot
  4. yes, with new pictures
  5. step 2
  6. step 3
  7. violin
  8. goat
  9. fix stops in order
  10. choose a place you know
  11. ladder
  12. fix stops in order
  13. key
  14. needle
  15. choose a place you know
  16. fix stops in order
  17. kettle
  18. bus stop
  19. guava
  20. teacher’s desk
  21. choose a place you know
  22. step 4
  23. step 1
  24. the method of loci
  25. apple
  26. tent
  27. kettle
  28. add more stops
  29. inkpot
  30. umbrella
  31. banyan tree
  32. bed
  33. dining table
  34. school gate
  35. rose
  36. put pictures at stops
  37. stairs
  38. mango
  39. vase
  40. choose a place you know

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