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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 500 · 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: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a doll by the bus stop, a lamp by the park gate, an igloo by the banyan tree, a rose by the post box, a fan by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) igloo (b) lamp (c) rose (d) doll
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a shoe by the notice board, a flute by the teacher’s desk, a kettle by the classroom door, an inkpot by the stairs, a needle by the blackboard. Where did you place the shoe? (a) blackboard (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) notice board
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an orange by the bed, a monkey by the sofa, a frog by the TV, a guava by the kitchen, an igloo by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) frog (b) guava (c) monkey (d) igloo
  9. 9.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a mango by the swing, a duck by the post box, a lemon by the fruit cart, a van by the banyan tree, a guava by the park gate. What did you place by the post box? (a) guava (b) duck (c) mango (d) lemon
  11. 11.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
  12. 12.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
  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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a drum by the fruit cart, an ant by the post box, an apple by the banyan tree, an onion by the bus stop, a wallet by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) apple (b) ant (c) wallet (d) onion
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a sock by the school gate, a nest by the classroom door, a candle by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the notice board, a tent by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) nest (b) sock (c) candle (d) ladder
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an owl by the sofa, an anchor by the shoe rack, an umpire by the dining table, an umbrella by the TV, an ant by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) owl (b) umbrella (c) anchor (d) umpire
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a jug by the swing, a cat by the fruit cart, a drum by the slide, an owl by the bench, an anchor by the park gate. Where did you place the drum? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) slide
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an urn by the shoe rack, a duck by the TV, a lemon by the sofa, a bucket by the door, a shoe by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) duck (b) shoe (c) bucket (d) urn
  21. 21.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
  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.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a frog by the banyan tree, a tent by the swing, a duck by the fruit cart, a cat by the post box, a sock by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) sock (b) cat (c) duck (d) tent
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a pencil by the swing, a wallet by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the park gate, a lamp by the banyan tree, a rose by the slide. What did you place by the park gate? (a) lamp (b) pencil (c) ice cream (d) wallet
  26. 26.🏰 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
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a pencil by the library, a banana by the playground, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the blackboard, a rose by the classroom door. What did you place by the playground? (a) rose (b) rope (c) banana (d) pencil
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the TV, a candle by the kitchen, a rose by the sofa, an igloo by the dining table, a radio by the bed. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) candle (b) radio (c) banana (d) igloo
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jug by the kitchen, a guava by the TV, a bucket by the shoe rack, a banana by the dining table, an ice cream by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) jug (b) banana (c) bucket (d) guava
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a guava by the bed, a goat by the dining table, a jalebi by the kitchen, a tent by the TV, a tomato by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tent (b) guava (c) jalebi (d) tomato
  31. 31.🏰 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
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a guava by the stairs, a mirror by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the blackboard, a spoon by the library, a net by the classroom door. Where did you place the guava? (a) classroom door (b) library (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an owl by the stairs, a pencil by the notice board, an inkpot by the blackboard, an ant by the classroom door, a ladder by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the pencil? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an urn by the swing, a candle by the park gate, a jalebi by the post box, a fan by the fruit cart, a wallet by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) jalebi (b) wallet (c) candle (d) fan
  35. 35.🏰 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
  36. 36.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
  37. 37.🏰 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 banyan tree, a key by the fruit cart, an orange by the swing, a whistle by the park gate, a lamp by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) key (b) watch (c) whistle (d) lamp
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umbrella by the TV, a radio by the sofa, an igloo by the shoe rack, a doll by the kitchen, a bucket by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umbrella (b) radio (c) doll (d) igloo
  39. 39.🏰 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 swing, a whistle by the fruit cart, a candle by the post box, a jalebi by the park gate, a rope by the banyan tree. Where did you place the whistle? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) post box
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umpire by the kitchen, a goat by the sofa, a duck by the TV, a spoon by the dining table, an anchor by the shoe rack. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) anchor (b) goat (c) duck (d) umpire

Answer key

  1. lamp
  2. choose a place you know
  3. put pictures at stops
  4. step 4
  5. step 2
  6. notice board
  7. put pictures at stops
  8. igloo
  9. one you know very well
  10. duck
  11. to keep the order
  12. the method of loci
  13. fix stops in order
  14. step 1
  15. apple
  16. candle
  17. step 3
  18. umpire
  19. slide
  20. urn
  21. add more stops
  22. choose a place you know
  23. choose a place you know
  24. cat
  25. ice cream
  26. choose a place you know
  27. banana
  28. candle
  29. guava
  30. tent
  31. fix stops in order
  32. stairs
  33. notice board
  34. candle
  35. fix stops in order
  36. yes, with new pictures
  37. lamp
  38. umbrella
  39. fruit cart
  40. umpire

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