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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 998 · 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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a cat by the post box, a rose by the banyan tree, a parrot by the fruit cart, a watch by the park gate, a banana by the bus stop. Where did you place the parrot? (a) park gate (b) post box (c) bus stop (d) fruit cart
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a glass by the swing, a goat by the fruit cart, a van by the park gate, a parrot by the slide, a tent by the banyan tree. What did you place by the swing? (a) van (b) glass (c) goat (d) tent
  8. 8.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an apple by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the classroom door, a tomato by the notice board, a net by the stairs, a guava by the blackboard. Where did you place the banana? (a) blackboard (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) classroom door
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a rope by the shoe rack, a pencil by the TV, a rose by the door, an owl by the sofa, a pillow by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) pillow (b) owl (c) rose (d) pencil
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ladder by the playground, a glass by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the classroom door, a doll by the blackboard, a radio by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) radio (b) lemon (c) doll (d) ladder
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  14. 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tomato by the school gate, an urn by the classroom door, an ice cream by the stairs, a jalebi by the notice board, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the urn? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) notice board
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a violin by the bed, a mango by the TV, an inkpot by the kitchen, a drum by the sofa, an ant by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ant (b) drum (c) inkpot (d) violin
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tent by the blackboard, a sock by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the notice board, a goat by the stairs, a ball by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) goat (b) tent (c) sock (d) ball
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a pencil by the dining table, a frog by the kitchen, a coconut by the bed, a monkey by the TV, a goat by the sofa. What did you place by the bed? (a) goat (b) monkey (c) pencil (d) coconut
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a bucket by the blackboard, a jug by the library, a wallet by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the stairs, a van by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) umbrella (b) bucket (c) wallet (d) jug
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an ice cream by the door, a mirror by the sofa, a nest by the TV, a ladder by the shoe rack, a cat by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) cat (b) nest (c) mirror (d) ice cream
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a bucket by the park gate, an inkpot by the banyan tree, a rose by the slide, a guava by the swing, a net by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) inkpot (d) rose
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 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
  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: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an ice cream by the fruit cart, a violin by the post box, a cat by the bus stop, a glass by the banyan tree, a rose by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) rose (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) violin
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an orange by the dining table, an umbrella by the TV, a monkey by the shoe rack, a kettle by the kitchen, a key by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kettle (b) orange (c) umbrella (d) monkey
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a kettle by the shoe rack, a rope by the gate, a spoon by the door, a bucket by the sofa, a net by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) net (b) kettle (c) rope (d) spoon
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a mango by the sofa, an orange by the dining table, a watch by the TV, an igloo by the kitchen, an owl by the shoe rack. What did you place by the dining table? (a) mango (b) orange (c) igloo (d) watch
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a shoe by the park gate, a tomato by the swing, a key by the fruit cart, a doll by the slide, a rose by the banyan tree. What did you place by the slide? (a) rose (b) doll (c) shoe (d) key
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a radio by the park gate, a shoe by the bus stop, an apple by the fruit cart, an owl by the post box, a mirror by the banyan tree. Where did you place the mirror? (a) bus stop (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) fruit cart
  33. 33.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an ice cream by the shoe rack, a drum by the gate, a rose by the door, a whistle by the TV, an orange by the sofa. What did you place by the door? (a) ice cream (b) whistle (c) drum (d) rose
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a rope by the kitchen, a needle by the shoe rack, an umbrella by the dining table, a tomato by the sofa, an ant by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) rope (b) tomato (c) needle (d) umbrella
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a watch by the sofa, a cat by the TV, a rose by the dining table, an inkpot by the kitchen, an umpire by the shoe rack. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) inkpot (b) umpire (c) rose (d) cat
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a vase by the teacher’s desk, a net by the classroom door, a whistle by the library, a van by the playground, a guava by the blackboard. Where did you place the net? (a) teacher’s desk (b) playground (c) classroom door (d) blackboard
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an owl by the teacher’s desk, a tiger by the playground, a cat by the blackboard, a rope by the classroom door, a pencil by the library. What did you place by the playground? (a) rope (b) owl (c) pencil (d) tiger
  40. 40.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro

Answer key

  1. to keep the order
  2. fruit cart
  3. choose a place you know
  4. step 3
  5. step 1
  6. yes, with new pictures
  7. glass
  8. one you know very well
  9. classroom door
  10. pillow
  11. lemon
  12. choose a place you know
  13. step 2
  14. step 4
  15. choose a place you know
  16. classroom door
  17. violin
  18. sock
  19. coconut
  20. wallet
  21. choose a place you know
  22. mirror
  23. rose
  24. put pictures at stops
  25. fix stops in order
  26. fix stops in order
  27. rose
  28. orange
  29. kettle
  30. orange
  31. doll
  32. banyan tree
  33. add more stops
  34. rose
  35. umbrella
  36. inkpot
  37. classroom door
  38. fix stops in order
  39. tiger
  40. the method of loci

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