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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 460 · 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.🏰 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
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a fan by the park gate, a guava by the banyan tree, a net by the bus stop, an anchor by the fruit cart, an orange by the post box. Where did you place the net? (a) bus stop (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) fruit cart
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a tiger by the swing, a whistle by the fruit cart, a goat by the post box, a shoe by the park gate, an onion by the banyan tree. Where did you place the onion? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) swing (d) banyan tree
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a vase by the blackboard, a frog by the playground, an inkpot by the library, a mirror by the classroom door, a key by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) playground (d) library
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tomato by the TV, a sock by the bed, an onion by the kitchen, a doll by the sofa, a drum by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) onion (b) doll (c) tomato (d) sock
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a coconut by the notice board, a shoe by the classroom door, a doll by the stairs, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) coconut (b) shoe (c) doll (d) umpire
  11. 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a guava by the post box, a goat by the park gate, a jalebi by the fruit cart, a ladder by the banyan tree, a kettle by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) guava (b) ladder (c) goat (d) kettle
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the door, a vase by the TV, a mirror by the sofa, a jug by the gate, an inkpot by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mirror (b) jug (c) inkpot (d) vase
  14. 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an onion by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the classroom door, a duck by the stairs, a monkey by the blackboard, a mirror by the library. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) monkey (b) flute (c) duck (d) mirror
  16. 16.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a needle by the TV, a drum by the door, a jug by the sofa, a jalebi by the gate, a flute by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) needle (b) jalebi (c) jug (d) flute
  19. 19.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a guava by the fruit cart, a parrot by the bench, an apple by the park gate, a lemon by the swing, a ladder by the slide. What did you place by the park gate? (a) ladder (b) parrot (c) apple (d) lemon
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a drum by the dining table, an inkpot by the sofa, a radio by the bed, a glass by the kitchen, a jug by the TV. What did you place by the dining table? (a) jug (b) inkpot (c) glass (d) drum
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an urn by the library, a violin by the stairs, a fan by the classroom door, a rope by the blackboard, an owl by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) urn (b) rope (c) violin (d) owl
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a banana by the bench, a mirror by the swing, a goat by the slide, a pillow by the park gate, a tomato by the fruit cart. What did you place by the slide? (a) banana (b) tomato (c) goat (d) pillow
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a van by the door, an ice cream by the gate, a glass by the shoe rack, a tent by the TV, a key by the sofa. Where did you place the tent? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) gate (d) door
  26. 26.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a glass by the notice board, a candle by the school gate, a rose by the teacher’s desk, a key by the stairs, a violin by the classroom door. Where did you place the glass? (a) school gate (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) notice board
  28. 28.🏰 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 net by the fruit cart, an onion by the post box, a violin by the swing, a pencil by the park gate. Where did you place the whistle? (a) swing (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) post box
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a kettle by the classroom door, a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the notice board, an onion by the blackboard, a van by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) kettle (b) onion (c) apple (d) jalebi
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an umbrella by the post box, a ball by the park gate, a jalebi by the fruit cart, a jeep by the bus stop, a drum by the banyan tree. Where did you place the ball? (a) bus stop (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) post box
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the kitchen, a pillow by the dining table, a bucket by the TV, an apple by the sofa, a drum by the bed. Where did you place the drum? (a) dining table (b) kitchen (c) bed (d) TV
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 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
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a goat by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the stairs, an igloo by the blackboard, a pillow by the library, a pencil by the classroom door. What did you place by the stairs? (a) mirror (b) pillow (c) pencil (d) goat
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a net by the post box, an ice cream by the park gate, a shoe by the fruit cart, a parrot by the bus stop, a tent by the banyan tree. Where did you place the parrot? (a) park gate (b) bus stop (c) fruit cart (d) post box
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a wallet by the dining table, a guava by the sofa, a needle by the TV, a parrot by the door, an owl by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) needle (b) guava (c) wallet (d) owl
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a tiger by the park gate, a vase by the bench, a lamp by the fruit cart, a candle by the slide, a banana by the swing. What did you place by the park gate? (a) vase (b) banana (c) tiger (d) lamp
  40. 40.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route

Answer key

  1. put pictures at stops
  2. bus stop
  3. choose a place you know
  4. banyan tree
  5. choose a place you know
  6. step 4
  7. library
  8. doll
  9. fix stops in order
  10. coconut
  11. step 3
  12. ladder
  13. inkpot
  14. step 2
  15. monkey
  16. yes, with new pictures
  17. to keep the order
  18. jalebi
  19. the method of loci
  20. apple
  21. drum
  22. step 1
  23. owl
  24. goat
  25. TV
  26. one you know very well
  27. notice board
  28. banyan tree
  29. onion
  30. put pictures at stops
  31. park gate
  32. bed
  33. choose a place you know
  34. fix stops in order
  35. mirror
  36. bus stop
  37. owl
  38. fix stops in order
  39. tiger
  40. add more stops

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