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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 85 · 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) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
  2. 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a violin by the gate, an inkpot by the TV, a vase by the shoe rack, an ant by the door, a glass by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) violin (b) vase (c) inkpot (d) glass
  4. 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a sock by the park gate, a vase by the banyan tree, a net by the bus stop, a lamp by the fruit cart, a guava by the post box. Where did you place the guava? (a) banyan tree (b) bus stop (c) post box (d) fruit cart
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a frog by the door, a watch by the sofa, a spoon by the shoe rack, a tiger by the TV, an ice cream by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) watch (b) ice cream (c) tiger (d) frog
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a glass by the banyan tree, a doll by the fruit cart, an anchor by the post box, an orange by the swing, a tomato by the park gate. Where did you place the orange? (a) banyan tree (b) post box (c) swing (d) fruit cart
  12. 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  13. 13.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a key by the swing, a candle by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the park gate, an urn by the banyan tree, a drum by the slide. Where did you place the candle? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) slide (d) park gate
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a parrot by the shoe rack, a rose by the kitchen, a watch by the sofa, a tiger by the dining table, a candle by the TV. What did you place by the dining table? (a) candle (b) parrot (c) tiger (d) rose
  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 an umpire by the stairs, a kite by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the blackboard, a rose by the classroom door, an onion by the notice board. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) mirror (b) umpire (c) onion (d) rose
  19. 19.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a bucket by the fruit cart, a wallet by the park gate, an orange by the post box, an owl by the bus stop, a candle by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) orange (b) candle (c) owl (d) bucket
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a shoe by the door, a frog by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the dining table, a fan by the sofa, a needle by the TV. What did you place by the sofa? (a) frog (b) jalebi (c) shoe (d) fan
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lemon by the shoe rack, a rope by the sofa, a banana by the TV, an anchor by the door, an umpire by the gate. Where did you place the lemon? (a) door (b) TV (c) gate (d) shoe rack
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  26. 26.🏰 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
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an ant by the sofa, a rose by the TV, a net by the door, a key by the gate, a bucket by the shoe rack. Where did you place the ant? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) gate (d) sofa
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a flute by the sofa, a radio by the dining table, a jeep by the shoe rack, an inkpot by the TV, a wallet by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) radio (b) wallet (c) flute (d) jeep
  29. 29.🏰 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
  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.🏰 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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a jalebi by the swing, an orange by the park gate, a monkey by the post box, a mirror by the fruit cart, a key by the banyan tree. Where did you place the key? (a) park gate (b) swing (c) banyan tree (d) fruit cart
  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 pillow by the bus stop, an ant by the park gate, a cat by the banyan tree, a violin by the post box, an umpire by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ant (b) cat (c) pillow (d) umpire
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an igloo by the school gate, a shoe by the stairs, an anchor by the notice board, a violin by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) shoe (b) igloo (c) jalebi (d) anchor
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a violin by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the swing, a fan by the park gate, a lemon by the post box, a rose by the banyan tree. Where did you place the rose? (a) post box (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) swing
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a whistle by the TV, a violin by the sofa, a jeep by the shoe rack, an owl by the gate, a mirror by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) mirror (b) jeep (c) violin (d) owl
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a kettle by the kitchen, a banana by the sofa, a ladder by the dining table, a kite by the TV, a tiger by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tiger (b) banana (c) kite (d) ladder
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a bucket by the shoe rack, an anchor by the dining table, an apple by the sofa, a watch by the door, a rope by the TV. What did you place by the door? (a) apple (b) watch (c) bucket (d) rope
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lemon by the stairs, an apple by the school gate, a wallet by the classroom door, a shoe by the notice board, a goat by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) shoe (b) lemon (c) wallet (d) goat
  40. 40.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. the method of loci
  3. violin
  4. step 1
  5. put pictures at stops
  6. step 4
  7. put pictures at stops
  8. post box
  9. frog
  10. choose a place you know
  11. swing
  12. step 2
  13. add more stops
  14. choose a place you know
  15. fruit cart
  16. tiger
  17. fix stops in order
  18. rose
  19. to keep the order
  20. orange
  21. fan
  22. shoe rack
  23. choose a place you know
  24. choose a place you know
  25. step 3
  26. fix stops in order
  27. sofa
  28. wallet
  29. fix stops in order
  30. choose a place you know
  31. choose a place you know
  32. banyan tree
  33. cat
  34. anchor
  35. banyan tree
  36. owl
  37. kite
  38. watch
  39. shoe
  40. yes, with new pictures

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