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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 779 · 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 step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a frog by the fruit cart, an umbrella by the banyan tree, a bucket by the park gate, a banana by the post box, a kite by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) banana (b) frog (c) kite (d) bucket
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an urn by the slide, an anchor by the fruit cart, an onion by the swing, an ant by the bench, a mango by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) anchor (b) ant (c) mango (d) onion
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
  8. 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ball by the school gate, a kite by the classroom door, a guava by the notice board, a jeep by the stairs, a pillow by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) guava (b) jeep (c) kite (d) pillow
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a mirror by the swing, a violin by the park gate, a shoe by the fruit cart, a frog by the slide, a sock by the bench. Where did you place the shoe? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) bench (d) slide
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an onion by the banyan tree, a violin by the fruit cart, a parrot by the slide, a goat by the park gate, a key by the swing. What did you place by the slide? (a) onion (b) parrot (c) violin (d) key
  14. 14.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a mirror by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the blackboard, a radio by the library, an orange by the classroom door, an umpire by the stairs. Where did you place the mirror? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an owl by the TV, a kettle by the sofa, a doll by the dining table, a pencil by the kitchen, an orange by the bed. Where did you place the pencil? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) kitchen
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a monkey by the library, a jug by the classroom door, an anchor by the blackboard, a rose by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the stairs. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) monkey (b) umbrella (c) rose (d) jug
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an inkpot by the classroom door, an anchor by the notice board, an apple by the blackboard, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) inkpot (b) needle (c) apple (d) anchor
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a doll by the park gate, a ladder by the slide, a duck by the fruit cart, a net by the banyan tree, an orange by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) duck (b) net (c) orange (d) ladder
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a van by the door, a pencil by the gate, a sock by the TV, a violin by the shoe rack, a monkey by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) van (b) violin (c) monkey (d) sock
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an anchor by the TV, an owl by the shoe rack, a ladder by the dining table, a monkey by the kitchen, a watch by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) owl (b) watch (c) ladder (d) monkey
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an inkpot by the kitchen, a flute by the sofa, a fan by the dining table, a ball by the bed, a lamp by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) inkpot (b) flute (c) lamp (d) fan
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a radio by the stairs, a ball by the blackboard, a glass by the notice board, an owl by the teacher’s desk, a cat by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) ball (b) owl (c) glass (d) radio
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the blackboard, an umpire by the library, an anchor by the classroom door, an onion by the stairs. Where did you place the parrot? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) classroom door
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a kettle by the slide, a pillow by the bench, a lamp by the fruit cart, a frog by the park gate, an owl by the swing. What did you place by the slide? (a) pillow (b) kettle (c) lamp (d) owl
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a drum by the classroom door, a cat by the school gate, a mango by the notice board, a bucket by the stairs, a net by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) mango (b) drum (c) net (d) cat
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a goat by the post box, a drum by the bus stop, a ladder by the banyan tree, a kite by the park gate, a nest by the fruit cart. Where did you place the goat? (a) bus stop (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
  34. 34.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an ant by the bed, a shoe by the dining table, an orange by the sofa, a flute by the TV, a fan by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) flute (b) fan (c) orange (d) shoe
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an onion by the gate, a tomato by the shoe rack, an igloo by the sofa, a coconut by the door, a kite by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) igloo (b) onion (c) tomato (d) kite
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a shoe by the library, a vase by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the blackboard, a drum by the playground, a jug by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) drum (b) spoon (c) jug (d) vase
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pillow by the park gate, a tiger by the swing, a monkey by the slide, a shoe by the bench, a banana by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) tiger (b) monkey (c) banana (d) pillow
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a duck by the door, an igloo by the shoe rack, a banana by the sofa, a net by the gate, a nest by the TV. Where did you place the net? (a) TV (b) shoe rack (c) gate (d) sofa

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. fix stops in order
  3. step 3
  4. frog
  5. ant
  6. choose a place you know
  7. add more stops
  8. step 4
  9. jeep
  10. step 1
  11. to keep the order
  12. fruit cart
  13. parrot
  14. the method of loci
  15. put pictures at stops
  16. teacher’s desk
  17. put pictures at stops
  18. fix stops in order
  19. kitchen
  20. rose
  21. needle
  22. choose a place you know
  23. one you know very well
  24. choose a place you know
  25. orange
  26. sock
  27. watch
  28. lamp
  29. glass
  30. teacher’s desk
  31. kettle
  32. cat
  33. post box
  34. yes, with new pictures
  35. flute
  36. kite
  37. spoon
  38. fix stops in order
  39. pillow
  40. gate

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