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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 841 · 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 an ant by the kitchen, a kettle by the bed, a needle by the TV, a lamp by the dining table, a mirror by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) mirror (b) ant (c) kettle (d) lamp
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an orange by the kitchen, a ball by the bed, a candle by the sofa, a parrot by the TV, a mango by the dining table. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) mango (b) parrot (c) orange (d) ball
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a candle by the fruit cart, a wallet by the post box, an owl by the swing, a lemon by the park gate, an anchor by the banyan tree. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) candle (b) anchor (c) lemon (d) owl
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a key by the TV, an umbrella by the shoe rack, a doll by the kitchen, a kettle by the dining table, a tent by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) kettle (b) tent (c) umbrella (d) doll
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a cat by the blackboard, a duck by the notice board, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the classroom door, a mirror by the stairs. What did you place by the notice board? (a) ice cream (b) ladder (c) duck (d) cat
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a watch by the swing, a banana by the slide, a guava by the fruit cart, a tiger by the park gate, a sock by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) guava (b) sock (c) banana (d) tiger
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a mango by the fruit cart, a fan by the park gate, an anchor by the post box, a tiger by the banyan tree, a rope by the bus stop. Where did you place the fan? (a) banyan tree (b) bus stop (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
  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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a guava by the blackboard, a key by the classroom door, a cat by the stairs, a monkey by the notice board, an anchor by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the key? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) blackboard (d) notice board
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a goat by the classroom door, a net by the playground, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the blackboard, a coconut by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) net (b) umpire (c) drum (d) goat
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a pillow by the school gate, an orange by the notice board, a kettle by the stairs, a sock by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kettle (b) shoe (c) sock (d) pillow
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a guava by the stairs, a ladder by the classroom door, a nest by the blackboard, a goat by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) guava (b) goat (c) violin (d) ladder
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a vase by the blackboard, a coconut by the classroom door, a jug by the teacher’s desk, a tiger by the library, a rope by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) jug (b) tiger (c) rope (d) coconut
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 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
  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 van by the banyan tree, a pillow by the post box, a sock by the bus stop, an onion by the fruit cart, a glass by the park gate. Where did you place the van? (a) bus stop (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
  31. 31.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a watch by the slide, a vase by the swing, a pencil by the bench, a flute by the park gate, a lemon by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) vase (b) lemon (c) flute (d) watch
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a net by the stairs, a ball by the school gate, an inkpot by the classroom door, a lamp by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lamp (b) ball (c) tiger (d) net
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a violin by the sofa, a bucket by the bed, a glass by the kitchen, an ant by the TV, a drum by the dining table. What did you place by the sofa? (a) violin (b) glass (c) drum (d) bucket
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an owl by the classroom door, an apple by the stairs, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the notice board, an ice cream by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) owl (b) ice cream (c) needle (d) apple
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jug by the TV, a glass by the shoe rack, a mirror by the gate, a duck by the door, a lemon by the sofa. Where did you place the jug? (a) door (b) TV (c) sofa (d) gate
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a flute by the park gate, an igloo by the bench, a sock by the fruit cart, a mirror by the slide, a mango by the swing. Where did you place the flute? (a) fruit cart (b) swing (c) park gate (d) bench
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umbrella by the dining table, a drum by the bed, an owl by the sofa, a monkey by the kitchen, a nest by the TV. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) nest (b) umbrella (c) owl (d) monkey

Answer key

  1. mirror
  2. put pictures at stops
  3. to keep the order
  4. choose a place you know
  5. add more stops
  6. fix stops in order
  7. step 3
  8. orange
  9. choose a place you know
  10. anchor
  11. tent
  12. duck
  13. banana
  14. park gate
  15. put pictures at stops
  16. step 1
  17. fix stops in order
  18. classroom door
  19. step 2
  20. choose a place you know
  21. the method of loci
  22. net
  23. choose a place you know
  24. sock
  25. ladder
  26. tiger
  27. choose a place you know
  28. yes, with new pictures
  29. step 4
  30. banyan tree
  31. one you know very well
  32. watch
  33. fix stops in order
  34. ball
  35. violin
  36. needle
  37. TV
  38. fix stops in order
  39. park gate
  40. monkey

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