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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

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

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. add more stops
  3. step 3
  4. put pictures at stops
  5. step 1
  6. needle
  7. drum
  8. to keep the order
  9. glass
  10. fruit cart
  11. owl
  12. yes, with new pictures
  13. flute
  14. choose a place you know
  15. ladder
  16. post box
  17. classroom door
  18. notice board
  19. the method of loci
  20. step 2
  21. shoe rack
  22. step 4
  23. pencil
  24. shoe rack
  25. sock
  26. fix stops in order
  27. glass
  28. choose a place you know
  29. candle
  30. choose a place you know
  31. notice board
  32. candle
  33. watch
  34. key
  35. candle
  36. kettle
  37. shoe rack
  38. fix stops in order
  39. put pictures at stops
  40. pillow

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