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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

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

Answer key

  1. banana
  2. step 1
  3. the method of loci
  4. choose a place you know
  5. TV
  6. add more stops
  7. to keep the order
  8. put pictures at stops
  9. step 3
  10. ice cream
  11. choose a place you know
  12. fix stops in order
  13. fix stops in order
  14. fruit cart
  15. school gate
  16. doll
  17. one you know very well
  18. candle
  19. anchor
  20. fix stops in order
  21. step 2
  22. candle
  23. orange
  24. post box
  25. wallet
  26. TV
  27. bus stop
  28. jug
  29. jug
  30. park gate
  31. yes, with new pictures
  32. put pictures at stops
  33. sofa
  34. needle
  35. spoon
  36. blackboard
  37. choose a place you know
  38. choose a place you know
  39. choose a place you know
  40. tomato

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