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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 352 · 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: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a shoe by the TV, a bucket by the dining table, a wallet by the kitchen, a mirror by the shoe rack, a tent by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) bucket (b) wallet (c) tent (d) shoe
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a needle by the TV, a lamp by the sofa, a kite by the bed, a ladder by the kitchen, a doll by the dining table. Where did you place the lamp? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) kitchen (d) dining table
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a frog by the banyan tree, a doll by the bus stop, a banana by the fruit cart, a pillow by the post box, a tomato by the park gate. Where did you place the frog? (a) post box (b) bus stop (c) banyan tree (d) fruit cart
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an ant by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the stairs, a glass by the school gate, a parrot by the notice board, a drum by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) mango (b) ant (c) parrot (d) glass
  5. 5.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an igloo by the playground, a sock by the blackboard, a violin by the library, a coconut by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) sock (b) violin (c) anchor (d) coconut
  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.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a doll by the fruit cart, a duck by the park gate, a wallet by the swing, a tiger by the slide, a jeep by the banyan tree. Where did you place the wallet? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) swing
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an igloo by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the stairs, a drum by the classroom door, a violin by the notice board, an apple by the blackboard. Where did you place the flute? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) notice board
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jalebi by the blackboard, a mirror by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the library, a goat by the playground, a guava by the classroom door. What did you place by the playground? (a) mirror (b) nest (c) guava (d) goat
  16. 16.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a ball by the dining table, a monkey by the bed, an ice cream by the kitchen, a key by the TV, a banana by the sofa. What did you place by the dining table? (a) monkey (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) key
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  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.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a duck by the sofa, an ant by the door, a watch by the shoe rack, a nest by the TV, a tomato by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) nest (b) ant (c) watch (d) duck
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a watch by the fruit cart, a bucket by the post box, a needle by the bus stop, a monkey by the park gate, a rose by the banyan tree. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) rose (b) monkey (c) watch (d) needle
  25. 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a frog by the bench, an urn by the park gate, a rope by the swing, a needle by the slide, a tiger by the fruit cart. Where did you place the urn? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) slide
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a banana by the door, a drum by the sofa, a shoe by the TV, a nest by the shoe rack, an apple by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) banana (b) drum (c) apple (d) shoe
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a candle by the bed, a parrot by the kitchen, an ice cream by the TV, a banana by the sofa, an owl by the dining table. What did you place by the bed? (a) banana (b) ice cream (c) candle (d) parrot
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a sock by the post box, an umpire by the banyan tree, a ball by the park gate, an umbrella by the bus stop, an ice cream by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ice cream (b) ball (c) umbrella (d) sock
  32. 32.🏰 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
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an ice cream by the post box, a rope by the bus stop, an inkpot by the park gate, a tomato by the fruit cart, a vase by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ice cream (b) vase (c) tomato (d) rope
  34. 34.🏰 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 drum by the park gate, a guava by the swing, a rope by the post box, a goat by the fruit cart. Where did you place the candle? (a) park gate (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) fruit cart
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a parrot by the banyan tree, a lamp by the park gate, a coconut by the post box, a radio by the bus stop, a vase by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) parrot (b) radio (c) vase (d) lamp
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an umpire by the door, an ice cream by the dining table, a whistle by the sofa, a bucket by the shoe rack, a guava by the TV. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) dining table (b) shoe rack (c) sofa (d) TV
  37. 37.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
  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 sock by the banyan tree, a wallet by the post box, a watch by the fruit cart, a tiger by the park gate, a tomato by the bus stop. What did you place by the post box? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) tomato (d) wallet
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jug by the TV, a fan by the kitchen, a ball by the sofa, an igloo by the dining table, a jeep by the bed. What did you place by the sofa? (a) jug (b) igloo (c) jeep (d) ball
  40. 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4

Answer key

  1. wallet
  2. sofa
  3. banyan tree
  4. ant
  5. the method of loci
  6. step 1
  7. coconut
  8. put pictures at stops
  9. choose a place you know
  10. swing
  11. put pictures at stops
  12. stairs
  13. choose a place you know
  14. one you know very well
  15. goat
  16. add more stops
  17. to keep the order
  18. ball
  19. step 2
  20. fix stops in order
  21. fix stops in order
  22. choose a place you know
  23. ant
  24. watch
  25. step 3
  26. park gate
  27. shoe
  28. candle
  29. choose a place you know
  30. fix stops in order
  31. sock
  32. choose a place you know
  33. vase
  34. banyan tree
  35. lamp
  36. dining table
  37. yes, with new pictures
  38. wallet
  39. ball
  40. step 4

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