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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 223 · 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 home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a flute by the dining table, an anchor by the bed, a kettle by the TV, an orange by the sofa, a guava by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) flute (b) anchor (c) orange (d) kettle
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tomato by the shoe rack, an owl by the TV, a doll by the dining table, a shoe by the door, a jug by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) shoe (c) owl (d) jug
  5. 5.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tiger by the sofa, a drum by the dining table, a jeep by the kitchen, a rope by the TV, a net by the shoe rack. Where did you place the drum? (a) kitchen (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) dining table
  9. 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a doll by the swing, an igloo by the park gate, a key by the slide, a parrot by the fruit cart, an anchor by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) igloo (d) anchor
  11. 11.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
  12. 12.🏰 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
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ladder by the library, a ball by the stairs, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the blackboard, a pencil by the classroom door. Where did you place the pencil? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) library
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jalebi by the TV, a bucket by the sofa, a candle by the dining table, a wallet by the bed, a kettle by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) candle (b) wallet (c) bucket (d) jalebi
  16. 16.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an onion by the banyan tree, a ball by the post box, a wallet by the park gate, a violin by the fruit cart, a jeep by the bus stop. What did you place by the post box? (a) violin (b) jeep (c) onion (d) ball
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a van by the stairs, an anchor by the blackboard, a bucket by the notice board, a tent by the classroom door, a mango by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the anchor? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a rose by the TV, a fan by the sofa, a nest by the door, a bucket by the shoe rack, a violin by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) bucket (b) rose (c) nest (d) fan
  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 mirror by the post box, a bucket by the banyan tree, a goat by the park gate, a parrot by the fruit cart, a candle by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mirror (b) parrot (c) candle (d) bucket
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a lamp by the bed, a coconut by the dining table, a shoe by the sofa, a key by the TV, a vase by the kitchen. What did you place by the sofa? (a) coconut (b) key (c) vase (d) shoe
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tomato by the classroom door, a frog by the library, a van by the stairs, a cat by the blackboard, a violin by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) cat (b) violin (c) van (d) tomato
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an umbrella by the library, a frog by the classroom door, a vase by the blackboard, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umbrella (b) pillow (c) vase (d) monkey
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a tiger by the classroom door, an anchor by the library, an urn by the playground, a lamp by the blackboard, a rope by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the library? (a) rope (b) tiger (c) anchor (d) lamp
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the swing, a rope by the park gate, a coconut by the fruit cart, a whistle by the slide, a parrot by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) whistle (b) owl (c) rope (d) parrot
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the playground, a banana by the blackboard, a spoon by the library, an orange by the classroom door. Where did you place the banana? (a) playground (b) classroom door (c) library (d) blackboard
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kite by the kitchen, a van by the dining table, a rose by the TV, a wallet by the sofa, a lamp by the shoe rack. Where did you place the wallet? (a) TV (b) kitchen (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a key by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the blackboard, a lemon by the notice board, a radio by the stairs, a glass by the classroom door. Where did you place the mango? (a) notice board (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a net by the slide, an onion by the park gate, a flute by the fruit cart, a pencil by the swing, an ice cream by the banyan tree. What did you place by the swing? (a) flute (b) net (c) ice cream (d) pencil
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jalebi by the dining table, a van by the sofa, an apple by the kitchen, a spoon by the TV, a monkey by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) van (b) monkey (c) spoon (d) apple
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a pencil by the park gate, a bucket by the banyan tree, a tiger by the slide, a tent by the fruit cart, a key by the swing. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) key (b) pencil (c) tiger (d) tent
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a shoe by the banyan tree, an owl by the park gate, an anchor by the swing, a tiger by the post box, a tomato by the fruit cart. What did you place by the post box? (a) anchor (b) tiger (c) owl (d) tomato
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a watch by the swing, a tomato by the banyan tree, a spoon by the slide, a pillow by the park gate, a key by the fruit cart. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) spoon (b) pillow (c) tomato (d) watch
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a tomato by the fruit cart, an anchor by the banyan tree, a key by the post box, a spoon by the park gate, a frog by the bus stop. Where did you place the key? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) post box
  40. 40.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro

Answer key

  1. kettle
  2. to keep the order
  3. step 3
  4. shoe
  5. one you know very well
  6. choose a place you know
  7. step 4
  8. dining table
  9. step 1
  10. parrot
  11. add more stops
  12. fix stops in order
  13. put pictures at stops
  14. classroom door
  15. bucket
  16. yes, with new pictures
  17. step 2
  18. ball
  19. fix stops in order
  20. blackboard
  21. rose
  22. bucket
  23. choose a place you know
  24. shoe
  25. violin
  26. pillow
  27. fix stops in order
  28. anchor
  29. rope
  30. blackboard
  31. sofa
  32. blackboard
  33. pencil
  34. monkey
  35. tent
  36. tiger
  37. tomato
  38. choose a place you know
  39. post box
  40. the method of loci

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