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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 17 · 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 walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the park gate, an orange by the swing, an umpire by the fruit cart, an anchor by the banyan tree, a goat by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) goat (b) anchor (c) owl (d) umpire
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ball by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the notice board, a shoe by the school gate, an ice cream by the stairs, a vase by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ice cream (b) vase (c) nest (d) shoe
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
  9. 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a parrot by the dining table, a needle by the TV, a van by the sofa, a lamp by the door, a sock by the shoe rack. What did you place by the sofa? (a) lamp (b) needle (c) sock (d) van
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a van by the bed, an urn by the dining table, a lemon by the kitchen, a sock by the TV, a spoon by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) lemon (b) van (c) urn (d) sock
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a coconut by the door, a rose by the shoe rack, a jug by the TV, an owl by the gate, a wallet by the sofa. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) owl (b) wallet (c) rose (d) coconut
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a sock by the stairs, a van by the classroom door, a kite by the notice board, an umbrella by the blackboard, a coconut by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) kite (b) sock (c) van (d) coconut
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tomato by the blackboard, a lamp by the classroom door, a coconut by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the notice board, a doll by the stairs. What did you place by the notice board? (a) coconut (b) lamp (c) tomato (d) orange
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mango by the sofa, an umpire by the TV, a cat by the door, a kettle by the shoe rack, a rose by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) rose (b) cat (c) mango (d) umpire
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a radio by the park gate, a spoon by the fruit cart, a tiger by the post box, a goat by the swing, a flute by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) goat (b) spoon (c) flute (d) radio
  25. 25.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an onion by the dining table, a fan by the shoe rack, a radio by the sofa, a lemon by the TV, a van by the door. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) lemon (b) onion (c) fan (d) radio
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an ant by the blackboard, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the classroom door, a watch by the stairs, a candle by the notice board. Where did you place the ant? (a) stairs (b) blackboard (c) notice board (d) classroom door
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a bucket by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the classroom door, a vase by the school gate, a fan by the stairs, an apple by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) apple (b) fan (c) bucket (d) vase
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ball by the fruit cart, a duck by the post box, a tiger by the park gate, a jalebi by the swing, a key by the banyan tree. Where did you place the duck? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) swing (d) post box
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an orange by the bed, an umbrella by the dining table, a spoon by the kitchen, a violin by the TV, a sock by the sofa. Where did you place the violin? (a) kitchen (b) TV (c) bed (d) sofa
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a glass by the door, a shoe by the TV, a watch by the sofa, an inkpot by the gate, a sock by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) shoe (b) watch (c) sock (d) inkpot
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a glass by the stairs, a mirror by the blackboard, an orange by the notice board, a flute by the classroom door, a jalebi by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the orange? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) blackboard (d) notice board
  34. 34.🏰 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
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pillow by the park gate, an onion by the slide, a whistle by the fruit cart, a watch by the swing, a duck by the bench. Where did you place the onion? (a) bench (b) slide (c) park gate (d) swing
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tiger by the sofa, a goat by the shoe rack, a key by the TV, a monkey by the door, a violin by the dining table. What did you place by the sofa? (a) key (b) monkey (c) violin (d) tiger
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jug by the swing, a van by the slide, an urn by the park gate, a jeep by the banyan tree, an orange by the fruit cart. What did you place by the slide? (a) jug (b) urn (c) jeep (d) van
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an apple by the fruit cart, a ball by the swing, an ice cream by the slide, a cat by the bench, a banana by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ball (b) ice cream (c) banana (d) cat
  39. 39.🏰 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
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a jalebi by the blackboard, a monkey by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the notice board, an urn by the stairs, a key by the classroom door. Where did you place the monkey? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) notice board (d) teacher’s desk

Answer key

  1. umpire
  2. choose a place you know
  3. the method of loci
  4. put pictures at stops
  5. choose a place you know
  6. vase
  7. step 2
  8. one you know very well
  9. yes, with new pictures
  10. put pictures at stops
  11. fix stops in order
  12. van
  13. urn
  14. to keep the order
  15. step 1
  16. rose
  17. step 3
  18. van
  19. step 4
  20. orange
  21. cat
  22. choose a place you know
  23. choose a place you know
  24. goat
  25. add more stops
  26. fan
  27. choose a place you know
  28. blackboard
  29. apple
  30. post box
  31. TV
  32. inkpot
  33. notice board
  34. fix stops in order
  35. slide
  36. tiger
  37. van
  38. cat
  39. choose a place you know
  40. teacher’s desk

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