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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 856 · 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 know very well (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a fan by the shoe rack, a glass by the dining table, a kite by the door, a jug by the sofa, a coconut by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) kite (b) jug (c) fan (d) glass
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a glass by the sofa, a van by the shoe rack, a banana by the kitchen, a whistle by the TV, a mirror by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) banana (b) glass (c) mirror (d) van
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a tiger by the playground, an anchor by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the library, a ball by the blackboard, a violin by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) violin (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) ball
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jug by the shoe rack, a fan by the dining table, an onion by the kitchen, a shoe by the sofa, a tent by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) shoe (b) onion (c) jug (d) fan
  9. 9.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a violin by the notice board, a pillow by the stairs, a glass by the blackboard, a drum by the classroom door, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) pillow (b) drum (c) violin (d) inkpot
  12. 12.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
  13. 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  14. 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a doll by the swing, a pillow by the post box, an urn by the banyan tree, a mango by the park gate, a banana by the fruit cart. Where did you place the urn? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) swing (d) banyan tree
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an inkpot by the stairs, a drum by the notice board, a needle by the classroom door, an umbrella by the school gate, a parrot by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the school gate? (a) parrot (b) drum (c) umbrella (d) needle
  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 school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kite by the classroom door, a duck by the blackboard, a flute by the library, a van by the stairs, a radio by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kite (b) flute (c) radio (d) duck
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an owl by the park gate, an inkpot by the fruit cart, a cat by the bus stop, a watch by the post box, a candle by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) candle (b) inkpot (c) owl (d) cat
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a watch by the stairs, a sock by the blackboard, a bucket by the classroom door, a jalebi by the library, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) jalebi (b) watch (c) bucket (d) sock
  25. 25.🏰 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
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a flute by the blackboard, a jeep by the notice board, a candle by the classroom door, a rope by the stairs, a ladder by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the ladder? (a) classroom door (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
  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 guava by the park gate, a glass by the banyan tree, a candle by the post box, a violin by the fruit cart, an orange by the bus stop. What did you place by the post box? (a) candle (b) orange (c) guava (d) glass
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a van by the kitchen, a ball by the bed, a candle by the TV, an ice cream by the dining table, a nest by the sofa. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) bed (d) kitchen
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a lemon by the dining table, a wallet by the TV, a jalebi by the sofa, an owl by the door, a coconut by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) owl (b) jalebi (c) lemon (d) coconut
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a cat by the fruit cart, a mirror by the post box, a key by the park gate, a flute by the swing, a spoon by the banyan tree. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) key (b) spoon (c) cat (d) mirror
  31. 31.🏰 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 van by the park gate, a lamp by the post box, a tent by the banyan tree, a ladder by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umpire (b) ladder (c) lamp (d) van
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the stairs, a jalebi by the classroom door, a parrot by the notice board, an anchor by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) anchor (b) jalebi (c) parrot (d) kettle
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ball by the classroom door, a net by the library, a guava by the blackboard, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the playground. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) lemon (b) guava (c) net (d) ball
  35. 35.🏰 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
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a jug by the slide, an ice cream by the swing, a fan by the park gate, a pencil by the fruit cart, a jeep by the bench. What did you place by the swing? (a) jeep (b) pencil (c) ice cream (d) fan
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an igloo by the TV, a cat by the dining table, a glass by the kitchen, a flute by the shoe rack, a jeep by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) jeep (b) glass (c) igloo (d) cat
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a tent by the swing, a key by the slide, a goat by the park gate, a ball by the banyan tree, an owl by the fruit cart. Where did you place the goat? (a) slide (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
  39. 39.🏰 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
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a banana by the classroom door, a ball by the library, a jug by the blackboard, a duck by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) banana (b) jug (c) duck (d) nest

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. put pictures at stops
  3. jug
  4. van
  5. anchor
  6. yes, with new pictures
  7. step 4
  8. onion
  9. the method of loci
  10. fix stops in order
  11. inkpot
  12. to keep the order
  13. step 1
  14. step 3
  15. choose a place you know
  16. add more stops
  17. banyan tree
  18. put pictures at stops
  19. umbrella
  20. step 2
  21. duck
  22. owl
  23. fix stops in order
  24. sock
  25. fix stops in order
  26. teacher’s desk
  27. candle
  28. dining table
  29. coconut
  30. cat
  31. ladder
  32. jalebi
  33. choose a place you know
  34. ball
  35. choose a place you know
  36. ice cream
  37. glass
  38. park gate
  39. fix stops in order
  40. duck

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