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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 604 · 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) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a watch by the kitchen, a tent by the shoe rack, a coconut by the dining table, a parrot by the sofa, an anchor by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) anchor (b) coconut (c) watch (d) parrot
  3. 3.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
  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 school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a monkey by the notice board, a cat by the classroom door, an umbrella by the stairs, an onion by the school gate, an ant by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) monkey (b) ant (c) cat (d) umbrella
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a sock by the TV, a ball by the bed, an owl by the sofa, a mirror by the kitchen, a glass by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) mirror (b) glass (c) sock (d) ball
  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.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kite by the library, a lemon by the classroom door, a spoon by the blackboard, an umbrella by the stairs, a pillow by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) pillow (b) spoon (c) kite (d) umbrella
  14. 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  15. 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a candle by the dining table, a tent by the sofa, a violin by the TV, an orange by the kitchen, an anchor by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tent (b) candle (c) violin (d) anchor
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tomato by the stairs, a candle by the notice board, a lemon by the classroom door, a tent by the blackboard, a bucket by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lemon (b) bucket (c) candle (d) tomato
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a candle by the kitchen, an ice cream by the shoe rack, a banana by the sofa, a violin by the dining table, a coconut by the TV. What did you place by the dining table? (a) violin (b) banana (c) ice cream (d) candle
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an inkpot by the swing, an urn by the fruit cart, a ladder by the park gate, a duck by the banyan tree, a nest by the post box. What did you place by the park gate? (a) ladder (b) inkpot (c) duck (d) urn
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a van by the classroom door, a pencil by the blackboard, an urn by the stairs, a lemon by the notice board, a needle by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) lemon (b) van (c) urn (d) needle
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a sock by the blackboard, a key by the classroom door, a needle by the playground, a glass by the library, a van by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the van? (a) classroom door (b) playground (c) library (d) teacher’s desk
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tiger by the dining table, a drum by the sofa, a lamp by the TV, a frog by the bed, an owl by the kitchen. Where did you place the tiger? (a) dining table (b) kitchen (c) TV (d) bed
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a rope by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the stairs, a needle by the library, a fan by the blackboard, a nest by the classroom door. What did you place by the stairs? (a) fan (b) needle (c) nest (d) frog
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a parrot by the sofa, a duck by the kitchen, a pillow by the TV, a jeep by the shoe rack, a mango by the dining table. Where did you place the parrot? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) TV (d) dining table
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a rose by the swing, an ant by the park gate, a tiger by the banyan tree, a kettle by the slide, a guava by the fruit cart. What did you place by the swing? (a) ant (b) tiger (c) rose (d) guava
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a bucket by the library, a jalebi by the classroom door, a pillow by the blackboard, a banana by the stairs, an igloo by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) bucket (b) igloo (c) banana (d) jalebi
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a ladder by the door, a radio by the TV, a candle by the shoe rack, an inkpot by the sofa, a vase by the dining table. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) candle (b) inkpot (c) ladder (d) vase
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a monkey by the dining table, a candle by the sofa, a parrot by the bed, a jug by the kitchen, a van by the TV. Where did you place the candle? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) bed
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a banana by the swing, a whistle by the banyan tree, an onion by the park gate, a radio by the fruit cart, an igloo by the slide. Where did you place the banana? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) swing (d) fruit cart
  34. 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a shoe by the classroom door, a monkey by the notice board, a frog by the blackboard, a needle by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the stairs. Where did you place the needle? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a ladder by the door, an ice cream by the shoe rack, a whistle by the TV, a watch by the dining table, a coconut by the sofa. What did you place by the door? (a) whistle (b) coconut (c) watch (d) ladder
  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.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an umbrella by the stairs, a cat by the school gate, a guava by the classroom door, a mirror by the notice board, a shoe by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the notice board? (a) umbrella (b) mirror (c) shoe (d) guava
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a flute by the fruit cart, a ladder by the slide, a tent by the park gate, a glass by the swing, a watch by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) glass (b) flute (c) watch (d) ladder

Answer key

  1. to keep the order
  2. parrot
  3. one you know very well
  4. step 1
  5. cat
  6. fix stops in order
  7. the method of loci
  8. choose a place you know
  9. yes, with new pictures
  10. sock
  11. choose a place you know
  12. choose a place you know
  13. umbrella
  14. step 2
  15. step 3
  16. add more stops
  17. tent
  18. candle
  19. choose a place you know
  20. violin
  21. ladder
  22. needle
  23. put pictures at stops
  24. teacher’s desk
  25. dining table
  26. frog
  27. sofa
  28. rose
  29. banana
  30. fix stops in order
  31. candle
  32. sofa
  33. swing
  34. step 4
  35. teacher’s desk
  36. ladder
  37. choose a place you know
  38. choose a place you know
  39. mirror
  40. ladder

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