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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 304 · 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.🏰 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
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a frog by the library, a fan by the blackboard, a kite by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the playground, a doll by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) banana (b) kite (c) frog (d) fan
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a net by the blackboard, a cat by the library, an urn by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the playground, an owl by the classroom door. What did you place by the library? (a) urn (b) owl (c) cat (d) net
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umpire by the shoe rack, an igloo by the door, an urn by the TV, a van by the gate, a vase by the sofa. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) vase (b) igloo (c) urn (d) umpire
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a tiger by the fruit cart, a violin by the banyan tree, a ball by the park gate, a tomato by the post box, an inkpot by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) inkpot (d) tiger
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a drum by the bench, a mango by the park gate, a watch by the swing, a spoon by the fruit cart, a flute by the slide. Where did you place the drum? (a) slide (b) bench (c) fruit cart (d) swing
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
  15. 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a cat by the stairs, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the classroom door, a pencil by the notice board, a kettle by the blackboard. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) teacher’s desk (b) stairs (c) notice board (d) blackboard
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a net by the dining table, an owl by the door, a sock by the shoe rack, a ball by the sofa, a candle by the TV. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) owl (b) net (c) sock (d) candle
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a whistle by the kitchen, an inkpot by the shoe rack, an onion by the sofa, a pillow by the dining table, a tomato by the TV. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) kitchen
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a nest by the classroom door, a glass by the notice board, a bucket by the stairs, a guava by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the school gate. Where did you place the bucket? (a) school gate (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a pencil by the slide, a banana by the park gate, a coconut by the swing, a violin by the banyan tree, a candle by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) banana (b) candle (c) violin (d) pencil
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a kite by the banyan tree, a lemon by the fruit cart, a lamp by the post box, a bucket by the park gate, a doll by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lamp (b) kite (c) doll (d) bucket
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a spoon by the classroom door, an igloo by the stairs, a needle by the blackboard, a jeep by the notice board, a tent by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the tent? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) notice board (d) teacher’s desk
  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 walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an apple by the slide, an ice cream by the park gate, an umbrella by the bench, a kite by the swing, a fan by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) fan (b) apple (c) ice cream (d) umbrella
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an apple by the classroom door, an owl by the stairs, a duck by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the school gate, a drum by the notice board. What did you place by the notice board? (a) goat (b) apple (c) owl (d) drum
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an owl by the library, a whistle by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the blackboard, a lamp by the classroom door, a nest by the playground. Where did you place the owl? (a) playground (b) blackboard (c) teacher’s desk (d) library
  31. 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  32. 32.🏰 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
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a monkey by the park gate, a jug by the swing, a kettle by the fruit cart, a ladder by the post box, a candle by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ladder (b) kettle (c) jug (d) monkey
  34. 34.🏰 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
  35. 35.🏰 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
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tomato by the stairs, a kettle by the blackboard, a monkey by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the notice board, an umpire by the classroom door. Where did you place the tomato? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) blackboard
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a coconut by the school gate, a pencil by the notice board, a van by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the classroom door, an owl by the stairs. What did you place by the school gate? (a) pencil (b) van (c) owl (d) coconut
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a whistle by the bus stop, a drum by the park gate, an ant by the fruit cart, a kite by the post box, a van by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kite (b) ant (c) drum (d) van
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a van by the blackboard, an ant by the library, a whistle by the stairs, a spoon by the classroom door, an onion by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ant (b) whistle (c) van (d) onion
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a bucket by the stairs, a banana by the notice board, a coconut by the school gate, a nest by the classroom door, a whistle by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) whistle (b) nest (c) coconut (d) bucket

Answer key

  1. yes, with new pictures
  2. fix stops in order
  3. choose a place you know
  4. banana
  5. cat
  6. umpire
  7. step 3
  8. to keep the order
  9. inkpot
  10. put pictures at stops
  11. choose a place you know
  12. bench
  13. step 4
  14. the method of loci
  15. step 2
  16. teacher’s desk
  17. sock
  18. put pictures at stops
  19. shoe rack
  20. stairs
  21. choose a place you know
  22. candle
  23. add more stops
  24. one you know very well
  25. doll
  26. teacher’s desk
  27. fix stops in order
  28. ice cream
  29. drum
  30. library
  31. step 1
  32. fix stops in order
  33. monkey
  34. choose a place you know
  35. fix stops in order
  36. stairs
  37. coconut
  38. ant
  39. ant
  40. whistle

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