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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 665 · 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.🏰 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
  2. 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a net by the kitchen, a nest by the sofa, a goat by the dining table, a candle by the shoe rack, a rope by the TV. Where did you place the nest? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) TV (d) shoe rack
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a violin by the banyan tree, a goat by the post box, a bucket by the bus stop, a sock by the park gate, a coconut by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) coconut (b) sock (c) goat (d) bucket
  8. 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  9. 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a rose by the gate, a flute by the door, a lamp by the sofa, a guava by the TV, a violin by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) violin (b) lamp (c) flute (d) rose
  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.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a glass by the TV, an apple by the sofa, a coconut by the kitchen, a fan by the bed, a ball by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) apple (b) fan (c) ball (d) glass
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an igloo by the slide, an umpire by the swing, a van by the bench, a needle by the park gate, a parrot by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) needle (b) van (c) igloo (d) umpire
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a rose by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the park gate, a spoon by the fruit cart, a banana by the swing, a jeep by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) spoon (b) banana (c) jeep (d) umbrella
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a fan by the classroom door, a rose by the notice board, a watch by the school gate, a tent by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the stairs. What did you place by the notice board? (a) banana (b) rose (c) tent (d) watch
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a duck by the classroom door, a tiger by the library, a spoon by the blackboard, a jeep by the stairs, an owl by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) duck (b) owl (c) spoon (d) tiger
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a duck by the notice board, a mango by the stairs, a lamp by the school gate, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) mango (b) rose (c) duck (d) lamp
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a doll by the swing, a kettle by the park gate, a lamp by the fruit cart, a coconut by the banyan tree, an anchor by the slide. Where did you place the lamp? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) swing (d) fruit cart
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pencil by the door, an apple by the TV, a key by the sofa, a jug by the shoe rack, a kite by the gate. Where did you place the key? (a) gate (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pencil by the TV, a duck by the door, a mango by the shoe rack, a monkey by the sofa, a wallet by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) duck (b) monkey (c) pencil (d) wallet
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jug by the kitchen, a ball by the sofa, a shoe by the dining table, a lemon by the TV, a duck by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ball (b) jug (c) shoe (d) lemon
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an ice cream by the door, a wallet by the sofa, a monkey by the TV, a mango by the gate, an urn by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) urn (b) mango (c) monkey (d) wallet
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a guava by the notice board, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the stairs, a frog by the classroom door, a doll by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) umpire (b) flute (c) guava (d) frog
  26. 26.🏰 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
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a guava by the swing, a fan by the slide, a kettle by the park gate, a rope by the fruit cart, a shoe by the banyan tree. Where did you place the shoe? (a) slide (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
  28. 28.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a key by the blackboard, an orange by the stairs, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the classroom door, an igloo by the library. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) orange (b) jug (c) fan (d) igloo
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 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
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a fan by the classroom door, a shoe by the school gate, an ice cream by the notice board, a monkey by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the stairs. What did you place by the stairs? (a) ice cream (b) ant (c) fan (d) monkey
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jug by the shoe rack, a tent by the door, an orange by the sofa, an ant by the gate, a glass by the TV. Where did you place the ant? (a) gate (b) door (c) TV (d) shoe rack
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a glass by the bed, a van by the sofa, a pillow by the kitchen, a rope by the TV, a wallet by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) glass (b) rope (c) van (d) pillow
  35. 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a candle by the stairs, a cat by the classroom door, a lamp by the blackboard, a jug by the teacher’s desk, a parrot by the notice board. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) cat (b) candle (c) jug (d) parrot
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a spoon by the library, a ladder by the classroom door, a parrot by the playground, a rope by the blackboard, an orange by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the orange? (a) teacher’s desk (b) playground (c) blackboard (d) library
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a net by the notice board, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the school gate, a pencil by the classroom door, a lemon by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) net (b) pencil (c) banana (d) lemon
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a guava by the library, a frog by the blackboard, a drum by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the playground, a coconut by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) frog (b) guava (c) coconut (d) drum

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. step 2
  3. sofa
  4. to keep the order
  5. the method of loci
  6. put pictures at stops
  7. sock
  8. step 3
  9. yes, with new pictures
  10. choose a place you know
  11. rose
  12. choose a place you know
  13. fix stops in order
  14. ball
  15. igloo
  16. jeep
  17. rose
  18. spoon
  19. rose
  20. fruit cart
  21. sofa
  22. monkey
  23. jug
  24. monkey
  25. guava
  26. choose a place you know
  27. banyan tree
  28. fix stops in order
  29. jug
  30. add more stops
  31. choose a place you know
  32. ant
  33. gate
  34. pillow
  35. step 1
  36. jug
  37. choose a place you know
  38. teacher’s desk
  39. pencil
  40. guava

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