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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 45 · 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) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
  2. 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the door, a frog by the shoe rack, a tiger by the sofa, an urn by the TV, an apple by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) apple (b) frog (c) urn (d) kettle
  4. 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a sock by the shoe rack, an urn by the door, a drum by the dining table, a ladder by the sofa, an ant by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) urn (b) drum (c) ladder (d) ant
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a duck by the library, a violin by the stairs, a nest by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the blackboard, a glass by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) duck (b) glass (c) nest (d) violin
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a vase by the post box, a violin by the fruit cart, a radio by the park gate, a nest by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the swing. Where did you place the vase? (a) post box (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
  11. 11.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a glass by the classroom door, a fan by the notice board, a van by the school gate, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the stairs. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) van (b) radio (c) jug (d) glass
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mirror by the sofa, an umpire by the TV, an apple by the dining table, a banana by the shoe rack, an umbrella by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) umbrella (d) umpire
  14. 14.🏰 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
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ball by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the playground, a violin by the library, a tent by the classroom door, a duck by the blackboard. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) tent (b) violin (c) ball (d) duck
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a cat by the classroom door, an ant by the library, a guava by the blackboard, a flute by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) guava (b) ant (c) flute (d) cat
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a watch by the fruit cart, a flute by the post box, a lemon by the park gate, a wallet by the banyan tree, a monkey by the swing. What did you place by the swing? (a) lemon (b) flute (c) watch (d) monkey
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a frog by the shoe rack, a parrot by the door, an owl by the sofa, a whistle by the TV, an anchor by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) owl (b) anchor (c) frog (d) parrot
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a pencil by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the school gate, a net by the stairs, an apple by the classroom door, a van by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pencil (b) apple (c) drum (d) van
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a rope by the blackboard, a jug by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the notice board, a whistle by the classroom door, a drum by the stairs. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) rope (b) whistle (c) drum (d) jug
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a ball by the sofa, a sock by the kitchen, a drum by the TV, a kite by the dining table, a shoe by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) sock (b) kite (c) ball (d) drum
  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 home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a goat by the TV, an umpire by the gate, a cat by the shoe rack, a frog by the door, a jug by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) cat (b) frog (c) goat (d) umpire
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a whistle by the banyan tree, a glass by the post box, a frog by the fruit cart, a tiger by the swing, a jeep by the park gate. Where did you place the tiger? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) swing
  30. 30.🏰 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 park gate, a spoon by the fruit cart, a guava by the bus stop, a parrot by the banyan tree, a watch by the post box. Where did you place the parrot? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) banyan tree
  31. 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a doll by the shoe rack, a needle by the TV, a lamp by the door, a whistle by the sofa, an ant by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) whistle (b) needle (c) ant (d) doll
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a watch by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the classroom door, a mirror by the stairs, a ladder by the school gate, a monkey by the notice board. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) monkey (b) watch (c) ladder (d) umbrella
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a mango by the dining table, an urn by the TV, a coconut by the sofa, a lemon by the kitchen, a bucket by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) coconut (b) lemon (c) bucket (d) mango
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a needle by the TV, a pencil by the sofa, a net by the kitchen, an apple by the dining table, a mirror by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) net (b) needle (c) mirror (d) pencil
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pencil by the sofa, a pillow by the dining table, an umpire by the TV, a jug by the door, an inkpot by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) inkpot (b) pillow (c) jug (d) pencil
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a tent by the fruit cart, an apple by the banyan tree, a tomato by the swing, a jalebi by the slide, a lamp by the park gate. What did you place by the park gate? (a) lamp (b) tomato (c) tent (d) apple
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an umpire by the stairs, an anchor by the classroom door, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the notice board, a jug by the school gate. What did you place by the notice board? (a) guava (b) anchor (c) coconut (d) umpire
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jug by the library, a spoon by the classroom door, a wallet by the blackboard, a doll by the playground, a glass by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) spoon (b) wallet (c) jug (d) glass

Answer key

  1. to keep the order
  2. step 4
  3. urn
  4. step 1
  5. ladder
  6. nest
  7. step 2
  8. put pictures at stops
  9. put pictures at stops
  10. post box
  11. the method of loci
  12. glass
  13. umbrella
  14. fix stops in order
  15. choose a place you know
  16. ball
  17. fix stops in order
  18. add more stops
  19. cat
  20. choose a place you know
  21. yes, with new pictures
  22. monkey
  23. frog
  24. drum
  25. jug
  26. kite
  27. fix stops in order
  28. umpire
  29. swing
  30. banyan tree
  31. step 3
  32. needle
  33. watch
  34. lemon
  35. pencil
  36. pillow
  37. choose a place you know
  38. lamp
  39. coconut
  40. spoon

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