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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 170 · 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) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a candle by the dining table, a ball by the sofa, a duck by the shoe rack, a radio by the TV, a kite by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) radio (b) ball (c) kite (d) candle
  3. 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a rope by the bench, a flute by the park gate, an owl by the slide, an orange by the fruit cart, a jeep by the swing. Where did you place the rope? (a) slide (b) park gate (c) bench (d) swing
  6. 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an onion by the notice board, a banana by the blackboard, a wallet by the classroom door, an igloo by the stairs, a goat by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) onion (b) goat (c) wallet (d) igloo
  13. 13.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a lamp by the slide, a candle by the park gate, a tent by the bench, a lemon by the swing, a pillow by the fruit cart. Where did you place the tent? (a) bench (b) swing (c) park gate (d) slide
  15. 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a kite by the shoe rack, a radio by the door, a goat by the TV, a tent by the gate, a tomato by the sofa. What did you place by the door? (a) kite (b) tomato (c) radio (d) tent
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  18. 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a net by the slide, a mango by the fruit cart, an ant by the banyan tree, an urn by the park gate, a violin by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ant (b) urn (c) net (d) violin
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pencil by the door, a needle by the sofa, an urn by the shoe rack, a pillow by the TV, a kettle by the gate. What did you place by the gate? (a) urn (b) needle (c) kettle (d) pillow
  25. 25.🏰 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
  26. 26.🏰 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
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a rope by the kitchen, a doll by the sofa, a mango by the TV, a needle by the shoe rack, a banana by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) banana (b) mango (c) rope (d) needle
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ant by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the classroom door, a wallet by the stairs, a doll by the blackboard, a flute by the library. Where did you place the ant? (a) teacher’s desk (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) library
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a monkey by the slide, an ice cream by the park gate, a shoe by the bench, a kite by the fruit cart, a jug by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) jug (b) monkey (c) shoe (d) kite
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a ladder by the kitchen, a rose by the sofa, a ball by the shoe rack, a whistle by the dining table, an urn by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ball (b) rose (c) ladder (d) urn
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a flute by the dining table, an umpire by the kitchen, a frog by the TV, a tiger by the shoe rack, an urn by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) flute (b) frog (c) urn (d) umpire
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a watch by the blackboard, an onion by the classroom door, a coconut by the library, a duck by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the playground. Where did you place the guava? (a) library (b) blackboard (c) classroom door (d) playground
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mango by the sofa, a parrot by the shoe rack, an apple by the gate, a wallet by the door, a tiger by the TV. Where did you place the apple? (a) door (b) TV (c) sofa (d) gate
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the bed, a wallet by the sofa, a pillow by the TV, a ball by the kitchen, a key by the dining table. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) ball (b) banana (c) pillow (d) wallet
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jeep by the banyan tree, a duck by the park gate, a kettle by the swing, a lemon by the slide, an urn by the fruit cart. Where did you place the jeep? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) swing
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a goat by the TV, a needle by the shoe rack, a radio by the gate, a cat by the door, a fan by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) cat (b) fan (c) radio (d) needle
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a radio by the school gate, a tomato by the notice board, a candle by the stairs, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umpire (b) tomato (c) candle (d) radio
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the door, a shoe by the sofa, a rope by the shoe rack, a kite by the gate, a violin by the TV. Where did you place the ball? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) door
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an owl by the door, a needle by the sofa, an orange by the shoe rack, an umpire by the TV, a whistle by the gate. What did you place by the TV? (a) needle (b) whistle (c) umpire (d) owl
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a mango by the TV, a jalebi by the sofa, a sock by the bed, an urn by the dining table, a monkey by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) sock (b) monkey (c) jalebi (d) mango

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. radio
  3. the method of loci
  4. put pictures at stops
  5. bench
  6. to keep the order
  7. step 1
  8. fix stops in order
  9. choose a place you know
  10. choose a place you know
  11. choose a place you know
  12. igloo
  13. yes, with new pictures
  14. bench
  15. step 3
  16. radio
  17. step 4
  18. step 2
  19. add more stops
  20. net
  21. fix stops in order
  22. put pictures at stops
  23. fix stops in order
  24. kettle
  25. choose a place you know
  26. choose a place you know
  27. mango
  28. teacher’s desk
  29. kite
  30. ball
  31. umpire
  32. playground
  33. gate
  34. ball
  35. banyan tree
  36. radio
  37. candle
  38. door
  39. umpire
  40. mango

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