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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 725 · 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: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a watch by the fruit cart, a monkey by the banyan tree, a banana by the park gate, a jug by the post box, an anchor by the swing. Where did you place the monkey? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) post box (d) park gate
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  4. 4.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a cat by the park gate, an urn by the swing, a spoon by the slide, a rope by the banyan tree, a drum by the fruit cart. What did you place by the swing? (a) cat (b) urn (c) drum (d) rope
  7. 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a cat by the bus stop, a monkey by the fruit cart, a ladder by the banyan tree, a glass by the post box, a pillow by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) monkey (b) ladder (c) pillow (d) cat
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a violin by the shoe rack, an ice cream by the TV, a bucket by the sofa, a lemon by the gate, a pencil by the door. Where did you place the pencil? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) door (d) gate
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a jeep by the school gate, a tent by the stairs, a mirror by the classroom door, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the notice board. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) jeep (b) cat (c) mirror (d) wallet
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a monkey by the dining table, a net by the TV, a flute by the sofa, a bucket by the shoe rack, a tiger by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) monkey (b) net (c) tiger (d) bucket
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a doll by the TV, a drum by the kitchen, a nest by the bed, a banana by the dining table, a ladder by the sofa. Where did you place the doll? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) bed (d) TV
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a nest by the stairs, a frog by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the notice board, an orange by the blackboard, a fan by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) radio (b) frog (c) nest (d) fan
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 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
  26. 26.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a kettle by the sofa, a drum by the door, a duck by the TV, an owl by the shoe rack, a tomato by the gate. What did you place by the gate? (a) owl (b) drum (c) tomato (d) kettle
  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 walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a banana by the banyan tree, a net by the slide, a mango by the swing, a tiger by the park gate, an anchor by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mango (b) anchor (c) net (d) tiger
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a guava by the banyan tree, a drum by the fruit cart, a rose by the bus stop, a needle by the park gate, a mirror by the post box. Where did you place the mirror? (a) park gate (b) bus stop (c) fruit cart (d) post box
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a glass by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the school gate, a vase by the classroom door, a goat by the stairs, an apple by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) banana (b) goat (c) apple (d) vase
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a kettle by the swing, a bucket by the park gate, a lemon by the fruit cart, an igloo by the slide, a van by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) van (d) lemon
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a frog by the fruit cart, an owl by the slide, a ball by the swing, a rose by the park gate, a rope by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rose (b) ball (c) rope (d) frog
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a goat by the stairs, a violin by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the notice board, an anchor by the school gate, a key by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) violin (b) watch (c) key (d) anchor
  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 parrot by the park gate, a spoon by the fruit cart, a nest by the banyan tree, a kite by the bus stop, a net by the post box. Where did you place the kite? (a) banyan tree (b) post box (c) bus stop (d) fruit cart
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mango by the door, a tent by the gate, a drum by the TV, an igloo by the sofa, an umpire by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) mango (b) umpire (c) drum (d) tent
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a vase by the slide, a frog by the fruit cart, a lamp by the park gate, an umpire by the banyan tree, a mango by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) frog (b) mango (c) umpire (d) lamp
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an umpire by the swing, a candle by the fruit cart, a goat by the bench, a parrot by the slide, a monkey by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) monkey (b) parrot (c) candle (d) umpire
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an onion by the TV, a spoon by the shoe rack, a wallet by the door, a rose by the dining table, an igloo by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) wallet (b) spoon (c) igloo (d) rose
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a drum by the dining table, a mango by the sofa, an orange by the shoe rack, a candle by the kitchen, a net by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) drum (b) net (c) candle (d) orange

Answer key

  1. banyan tree
  2. one you know very well
  3. step 3
  4. add more stops
  5. choose a place you know
  6. urn
  7. to keep the order
  8. put pictures at stops
  9. fix stops in order
  10. step 4
  11. choose a place you know
  12. the method of loci
  13. cat
  14. door
  15. mirror
  16. fix stops in order
  17. step 2
  18. put pictures at stops
  19. step 1
  20. bucket
  21. TV
  22. choose a place you know
  23. frog
  24. fix stops in order
  25. choose a place you know
  26. yes, with new pictures
  27. tomato
  28. fix stops in order
  29. tiger
  30. post box
  31. vase
  32. bucket
  33. frog
  34. anchor
  35. bus stop
  36. drum
  37. frog
  38. monkey
  39. igloo
  40. drum

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