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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 742 · 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: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a mirror by the TV, a kettle by the bed, a banana by the sofa, a mango by the dining table, an anchor by the kitchen. What did you place by the dining table? (a) banana (b) mango (c) mirror (d) kettle
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a doll by the bus stop, an urn by the fruit cart, an umbrella by the park gate, an ant by the post box, an inkpot by the banyan tree. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) post box (d) fruit cart
  5. 5.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a frog by the dining table, a tomato by the sofa, a whistle by the shoe rack, a key by the kitchen, a needle by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) key (b) frog (c) needle (d) tomato
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an apple by the swing, a rose by the park gate, a net by the post box, a pillow by the fruit cart, a goat by the banyan tree. Where did you place the rose? (a) swing (b) post box (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a radio by the stairs, a rose by the teacher’s desk, a pillow by the notice board, a cat by the blackboard, a whistle by the classroom door. Where did you place the radio? (a) teacher’s desk (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) blackboard
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jeep by the blackboard, a tomato by the playground, a flute by the teacher’s desk, a key by the library, a glass by the classroom door. Where did you place the jeep? (a) teacher’s desk (b) playground (c) library (d) blackboard
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a van by the post box, a frog by the park gate, a kettle by the banyan tree, a spoon by the fruit cart, a lamp by the bus stop. What did you place by the park gate? (a) kettle (b) van (c) frog (d) spoon
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a spoon by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the stairs, a kite by the school gate, a tiger by the notice board, a nest by the classroom door. Where did you place the nest? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) school gate (d) notice board
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an inkpot by the bench, a violin by the fruit cart, a wallet by the slide, a candle by the swing, a spoon by the park gate. Where did you place the violin? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) bench (d) swing
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the dining table, a whistle by the sofa, a jeep by the kitchen, a doll by the bed, a kettle by the TV. Where did you place the jeep? (a) TV (b) kitchen (c) dining table (d) sofa
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a key by the banyan tree, a van by the bus stop, a goat by the park gate, a shoe by the fruit cart, a lamp by the post box. Where did you place the lamp? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) bus stop (d) post box
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jeep by the slide, a shoe by the swing, a lemon by the park gate, a key by the fruit cart, a spoon by the banyan tree. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) key (b) spoon (c) jeep (d) lemon
  23. 23.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a van by the kitchen, a tiger by the bed, a drum by the dining table, a duck by the TV, a banana by the sofa. Where did you place the van? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) dining table (d) kitchen
  25. 25.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an ice cream by the shoe rack, a parrot by the gate, a candle by the TV, a mirror by the sofa, a rope by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) candle (b) mirror (c) ice cream (d) parrot
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a duck by the post box, a parrot by the fruit cart, a kite by the park gate, a nest by the bus stop, a cat by the banyan tree. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) nest (b) kite (c) duck (d) parrot
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an ant by the door, a rope by the shoe rack, a bucket by the TV, an umpire by the dining table, a watch by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ant (b) umpire (c) watch (d) bucket
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tomato by the TV, a bucket by the shoe rack, a violin by the dining table, a shoe by the door, a rope by the sofa. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) rope (b) tomato (c) bucket (d) violin
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tomato by the blackboard, a drum by the library, a needle by the classroom door, a net by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tomato (b) drum (c) umpire (d) needle
  31. 31.🏰 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
  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: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a bucket by the bed, an umpire by the kitchen, an ant by the TV, an igloo by the sofa, a watch by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) igloo (b) ant (c) umpire (d) watch
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tomato by the dining table, an onion by the door, a spoon by the shoe rack, a coconut by the sofa, an orange by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) coconut (b) tomato (c) spoon (d) onion
  36. 36.🏰 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
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a parrot by the park gate, an orange by the banyan tree, a ball by the fruit cart, a shoe by the swing, a tent by the slide. Where did you place the tent? (a) slide (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) banyan tree
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a needle by the TV, a jeep by the door, an igloo by the gate, a rope by the shoe rack, a drum by the sofa. What did you place by the gate? (a) drum (b) jeep (c) igloo (d) needle
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tiger by the dining table, a tent by the shoe rack, a tomato by the kitchen, a lemon by the TV, an igloo by the sofa. Where did you place the lemon? (a) shoe rack (b) kitchen (c) sofa (d) TV

Answer key

  1. mango
  2. choose a place you know
  3. to keep the order
  4. park gate
  5. the method of loci
  6. needle
  7. one you know very well
  8. step 1
  9. step 3
  10. put pictures at stops
  11. park gate
  12. stairs
  13. put pictures at stops
  14. blackboard
  15. frog
  16. classroom door
  17. step 2
  18. fruit cart
  19. choose a place you know
  20. kitchen
  21. post box
  22. spoon
  23. yes, with new pictures
  24. kitchen
  25. add more stops
  26. candle
  27. nest
  28. ant
  29. bucket
  30. needle
  31. choose a place you know
  32. fix stops in order
  33. step 4
  34. ant
  35. spoon
  36. fix stops in order
  37. choose a place you know
  38. slide
  39. igloo
  40. TV

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