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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 711 · 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 home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a ladder by the TV, a sock by the shoe rack, a doll by the dining table, a monkey by the sofa, a van by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) sock (b) van (c) monkey (d) doll
  2. 2.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an ice cream by the playground, a needle by the classroom door, a lamp by the blackboard, a glass by the library, a vase by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the lamp? (a) teacher’s desk (b) library (c) blackboard (d) playground
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an anchor by the banyan tree, an apple by the swing, a tomato by the park gate, a tiger by the slide, an umbrella by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) anchor (d) apple
  9. 9.🏰 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 fruit cart, a rope by the swing, a wallet by the park gate, an inkpot by the banyan tree, a kite by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) inkpot (b) wallet (c) rope (d) whistle
  10. 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a monkey by the classroom door, a ladder by the stairs, a radio by the library, a mango by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) radio (b) ladder (c) mango (d) frog
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a key by the classroom door, a pencil by the blackboard, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the playground, a guava by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) mirror (b) key (c) guava (d) pencil
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an ant by the sofa, a coconut by the door, a mango by the dining table, a rope by the shoe rack, a watch by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) mango (b) watch (c) ant (d) rope
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a sock by the banyan tree, a needle by the post box, a ladder by the park gate, a rose by the bus stop, a glass by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) rose (b) ladder (c) glass (d) sock
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a spoon by the notice board, a rose by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the classroom door, a wallet by the stairs, a doll by the school gate. Where did you place the rose? (a) notice board (b) school gate (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
  18. 18.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an owl by the banyan tree, an ice cream by the post box, a rose by the park gate, a kite by the fruit cart, a ball by the bus stop. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) post box (b) bus stop (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the classroom door, a key by the blackboard, a drum by the library, a tiger by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) key (b) drum (c) needle (d) tiger
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a ball by the sofa, a banana by the kitchen, a kite by the dining table, a whistle by the shoe rack, a guava by the TV. What did you place by the sofa? (a) guava (b) ball (c) whistle (d) kite
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 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
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a violin by the shoe rack, an ice cream by the TV, a jalebi by the dining table, a guava by the kitchen, a needle by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ice cream (b) needle (c) violin (d) guava
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a spoon by the fruit cart, a sock by the park gate, a needle by the swing, a mango by the banyan tree, a tiger by the post box. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) tiger (b) spoon (c) sock (d) mango
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a rope by the stairs, a pencil by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the blackboard, an orange by the notice board, an owl by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rope (b) owl (c) whistle (d) orange
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a glass by the dining table, a jalebi by the sofa, a drum by the kitchen, an ant by the TV, a needle by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) drum (d) needle
  30. 30.🏰 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 banyan tree, a needle by the park gate, a banana by the post box, an inkpot by the swing, an umbrella by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mango (b) needle (c) inkpot (d) umbrella
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a flute by the teacher’s desk, a van by the stairs, a jalebi by the library, a jug by the classroom door, a key by the blackboard. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) library (b) teacher’s desk (c) blackboard (d) stairs
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an onion by the swing, a candle by the park gate, an apple by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the bench, a net by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) candle (b) apple (c) onion (d) net
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umbrella by the shoe rack, a cat by the door, an owl by the gate, a spoon by the sofa, a wallet by the TV. What did you place by the door? (a) owl (b) cat (c) wallet (d) spoon
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a guava by the door, a tiger by the sofa, a bucket by the shoe rack, an inkpot by the TV, a rope by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) rope (b) inkpot (c) bucket (d) guava
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a banana by the blackboard, an igloo by the classroom door, an inkpot by the stairs, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a jeep by the notice board. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) notice board (d) stairs
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a violin by the swing, an onion by the park gate, a whistle by the banyan tree, a nest by the fruit cart, a coconut by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) violin (b) nest (c) onion (d) whistle
  37. 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the blackboard, a cat by the notice board, a bucket by the classroom door, a net by the stairs. Where did you place the net? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) notice board
  39. 39.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
  40. 40.🏰 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

Answer key

  1. van
  2. one you know very well
  3. step 4
  4. add more stops
  5. blackboard
  6. step 1
  7. fix stops in order
  8. anchor
  9. whistle
  10. step 2
  11. radio
  12. mirror
  13. yes, with new pictures
  14. put pictures at stops
  15. mango
  16. glass
  17. teacher’s desk
  18. the method of loci
  19. choose a place you know
  20. choose a place you know
  21. post box
  22. needle
  23. ball
  24. fix stops in order
  25. choose a place you know
  26. violin
  27. mango
  28. orange
  29. jalebi
  30. umbrella
  31. library
  32. onion
  33. cat
  34. guava
  35. stairs
  36. whistle
  37. step 3
  38. stairs
  39. to keep the order
  40. fix stops in order

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