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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 962 · 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: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a net by the TV, a jug by the door, an apple by the sofa, a drum by the shoe rack, a spoon by the dining table. Where did you place the apple? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) TV (d) door
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a violin by the fruit cart, an anchor by the banyan tree, a ladder by the swing, a guava by the park gate, an orange by the slide. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) ladder (b) violin (c) guava (d) anchor
  3. 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🏰 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 umbrella by the park gate, a mango by the banyan tree, a vase by the swing, an umpire by the post box. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) umbrella (b) umpire (c) mango (d) violin
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only once a year
  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 key by the banyan tree, a mango by the park gate, a bucket by the fruit cart, a tent by the post box, a fan by the bus stop. Where did you place the mango? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  14. 14.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an anchor by the bed, an ant by the dining table, a cat by the TV, a rope by the kitchen, a kettle by the sofa. What did you place by the bed? (a) anchor (b) rope (c) cat (d) ant
  16. 16.🏰 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
  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.🏰 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.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a goat by the door, a mirror by the TV, an igloo by the shoe rack, a shoe by the sofa, an owl by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) owl (b) shoe (c) mirror (d) goat
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an apple by the banyan tree, an inkpot by the fruit cart, a goat by the post box, an ant by the park gate, a sock by the swing. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) sock (b) goat (c) apple (d) ant
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a parrot by the fruit cart, a bucket by the swing, a drum by the slide, a lamp by the banyan tree, a violin by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) lamp (b) parrot (c) drum (d) violin
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a vase by the stairs, a shoe by the classroom door, a nest by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the blackboard, a spoon by the library. Where did you place the nest? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tomato by the TV, a wallet by the sofa, a coconut by the door, a ball by the dining table, a jug by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) wallet (b) ball (c) coconut (d) tomato
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a shoe by the post box, a rope by the swing, an umbrella by the fruit cart, a wallet by the park gate, a tent by the banyan tree. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) rope (b) shoe (c) umbrella (d) tent
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tomato by the TV, an igloo by the shoe rack, a frog by the sofa, a spoon by the dining table, a lemon by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) frog (b) tomato (c) spoon (d) igloo
  27. 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  28. 28.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a glass by the park gate, an onion by the slide, an anchor by the fruit cart, a spoon by the banyan tree, a mirror by the swing. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) anchor (b) mirror (c) onion (d) glass
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 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
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umpire by the sofa, an apple by the kitchen, an onion by the TV, a ball by the bed, a glass by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) onion (b) umpire (c) glass (d) ball
  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 frog by the banyan tree, a monkey by the bus stop, an igloo by the fruit cart, a pencil by the post box, a ball by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) monkey (b) frog (c) ball (d) pencil
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an urn by the banyan tree, a whistle by the bus stop, an igloo by the fruit cart, a candle by the park gate, a flute by the post box. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) candle (b) igloo (c) urn (d) whistle
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a frog by the sofa, a watch by the door, a coconut by the TV, a lemon by the gate, an apple by the shoe rack. Where did you place the watch? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) door
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a shoe by the sofa, a guava by the shoe rack, a spoon by the TV, a fan by the gate, an owl by the door. What did you place by the sofa? (a) owl (b) guava (c) spoon (d) shoe
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a watch by the banyan tree, a candle by the park gate, an inkpot by the fruit cart, an umpire by the bus stop, a net by the post box. Where did you place the umpire? (a) post box (b) bus stop (c) fruit cart (d) banyan tree
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an owl by the sofa, a goat by the kitchen, an anchor by the dining table, a guava by the shoe rack, an onion by the TV. Where did you place the onion? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) TV
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an ice cream by the shoe rack, a candle by the dining table, a rose by the sofa, a cat by the TV, a sock by the kitchen. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) cat (b) candle (c) rose (d) ice cream

Answer key

  1. sofa
  2. violin
  3. the method of loci
  4. add more stops
  5. step 3
  6. mango
  7. step 2
  8. yes, with new pictures
  9. park gate
  10. fix stops in order
  11. choose a place you know
  12. choose a place you know
  13. step 4
  14. to keep the order
  15. anchor
  16. fix stops in order
  17. fix stops in order
  18. put pictures at stops
  19. one you know very well
  20. shoe
  21. apple
  22. violin
  23. teacher’s desk
  24. tomato
  25. umbrella
  26. tomato
  27. step 1
  28. put pictures at stops
  29. anchor
  30. choose a place you know
  31. choose a place you know
  32. onion
  33. frog
  34. whistle
  35. door
  36. shoe
  37. bus stop
  38. choose a place you know
  39. TV
  40. ice cream

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