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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 698 · 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 know very well (d) one you never saw
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a shoe by the park gate, a mango by the slide, a ball by the fruit cart, a frog by the bench, a monkey by the swing. What did you place by the slide? (a) frog (b) mango (c) shoe (d) ball
  3. 3.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an umpire by the playground, an anchor by the blackboard, a candle by the classroom door, a mango by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the library. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) doll (d) mango
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tent by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the stairs, a violin by the classroom door, a jalebi by the blackboard, a tiger by the notice board. What did you place by the stairs? (a) tent (b) violin (c) tiger (d) igloo
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a watch by the slide, a guava by the bench, a tiger by the swing, a lemon by the fruit cart, a key by the park gate. Where did you place the key? (a) park gate (b) swing (c) slide (d) bench
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an urn by the post box, an umbrella by the park gate, a cat by the fruit cart, an onion by the bus stop, an umpire by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) umpire (b) umbrella (c) urn (d) onion
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umbrella by the door, a parrot by the TV, an anchor by the shoe rack, a pillow by the gate, a net by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) umbrella (b) net (c) anchor (d) pillow
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a banana by the sofa, a drum by the door, an umbrella by the shoe rack, an inkpot by the TV, a key by the gate. Where did you place the key? (a) shoe rack (b) gate (c) sofa (d) door
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a vase by the sofa, an apple by the TV, a tiger by the door, a doll by the dining table, a lamp by the shoe rack. Where did you place the apple? (a) door (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a key by the blackboard, a lamp by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the playground, a lemon by the library, an ant by the classroom door. Where did you place the key? (a) library (b) teacher’s desk (c) playground (d) blackboard
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a jalebi by the notice board, a jeep by the classroom door, a kite by the stairs, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) fan (b) jeep (c) jalebi (d) kite
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an owl by the stairs, a parrot by the classroom door, an ant by the library, a frog by the blackboard, a pencil by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the parrot? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
  25. 25.🏰 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 pillow by the classroom door, a whistle by the stairs, a bucket by the library, a rose by the blackboard. Where did you place the pillow? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kettle by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the blackboard, a violin by the classroom door, a bucket by the library, a vase by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) kettle (b) violin (c) igloo (d) vase
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a candle by the stairs, a doll by the school gate, a tent by the classroom door, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the notice board. Where did you place the parrot? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) school gate (d) teacher’s desk
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a jeep by the notice board, an anchor by the stairs, a glass by the school gate, a kettle by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) glass (b) kettle (c) tiger (d) anchor
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jalebi by the shoe rack, a tiger by the kitchen, a banana by the sofa, a coconut by the dining table, a cat by the TV. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) tiger (b) cat (c) jalebi (d) banana
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  32. 32.🏰 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
  33. 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an urn by the blackboard, a kite by the classroom door, an anchor by the teacher’s desk, a tiger by the notice board, a mango by the stairs. Where did you place the tiger? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) blackboard (d) notice board
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a coconut by the post box, a jeep by the banyan tree, a lemon by the park gate, an inkpot by the fruit cart, a spoon by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) inkpot (b) spoon (c) jeep (d) coconut
  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 frog by the post box, a lamp by the park gate, a mango by the banyan tree, an ant by the bus stop, a glass by the fruit cart. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) frog (b) mango (c) lamp (d) ant
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a mango by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the blackboard, a monkey by the stairs, a tomato by the classroom door, a candle by the library. Where did you place the candle? (a) teacher’s desk (b) library (c) classroom door (d) stairs
  39. 39.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an owl by the stairs, an umpire by the library, a key by the blackboard, a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, a pillow by the classroom door. Where did you place the pillow? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. mango
  3. add more stops
  4. mango
  5. fix stops in order
  6. the method of loci
  7. igloo
  8. park gate
  9. umbrella
  10. choose a place you know
  11. fix stops in order
  12. step 1
  13. choose a place you know
  14. umbrella
  15. gate
  16. put pictures at stops
  17. step 4
  18. choose a place you know
  19. TV
  20. blackboard
  21. jeep
  22. fix stops in order
  23. to keep the order
  24. classroom door
  25. classroom door
  26. kettle
  27. teacher’s desk
  28. tiger
  29. jalebi
  30. choose a place you know
  31. step 2
  32. fix stops in order
  33. step 3
  34. notice board
  35. coconut
  36. ant
  37. put pictures at stops
  38. library
  39. yes, with new pictures
  40. classroom door

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