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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 179 · 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.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
  2. 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  3. 3.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
  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: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
  6. 6.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a vase by the sofa, a flute by the dining table, a rope by the bed, an onion by the TV, a parrot by the kitchen. Where did you place the flute? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) bed
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tomato by the sofa, a doll by the shoe rack, a whistle by the gate, a tiger by the door, a kettle by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) doll (b) kettle (c) tiger (d) whistle
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a monkey by the fruit cart, a watch by the swing, a mirror by the slide, a cat by the banyan tree, an inkpot by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) watch (b) cat (c) inkpot (d) mirror
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a net by the door, a flute by the gate, an anchor by the shoe rack, a whistle by the sofa, a goat by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) whistle (b) net (c) goat (d) anchor
  12. 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tent by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the school gate, a doll by the classroom door, an ice cream by the notice board, a drum by the stairs. Where did you place the drum? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) school gate
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a glass by the school gate, a duck by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the notice board, a banana by the classroom door, a wallet by the stairs. Where did you place the banana? (a) classroom door (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) school gate
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the sofa, an ice cream by the TV, a van by the dining table, a watch by the shoe rack, a duck by the door. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) dining table (b) door (c) TV (d) shoe rack
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the blackboard, a glass by the classroom door, a cat by the library, a drum by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) cat (b) pillow (c) glass (d) drum
  18. 18.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a pencil by the notice board, a jug by the stairs, a ball by the school gate, a flute by the classroom door, an umbrella by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) flute (b) pencil (c) jug (d) umbrella
  20. 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a van by the fruit cart, a tiger by the post box, a watch by the park gate, a rope by the bus stop, a parrot by the banyan tree. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) parrot (d) rope
  23. 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 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
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a banana by the library, a cat by the classroom door, a lemon by the stairs, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rope (b) lemon (c) tomato (d) cat
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a parrot by the banyan tree, a guava by the fruit cart, an owl by the slide, an anchor by the swing, a drum by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) anchor (b) owl (c) drum (d) guava
  28. 28.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a kettle by the fruit cart, a guava by the swing, a duck by the banyan tree, a mango by the park gate, a cat by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) mango (b) kettle (c) guava (d) duck
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a goat by the dining table, a watch by the sofa, a candle by the door, a ladder by the TV, a tiger by the shoe rack. Where did you place the ladder? (a) dining table (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) sofa
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jalebi by the door, an umbrella by the sofa, a ball by the TV, a monkey by the gate, a kettle by the shoe rack. Where did you place the monkey? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) door (d) gate
  32. 32.🏰 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
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an urn by the teacher’s desk, a vase by the classroom door, an inkpot by the stairs, a mango by the blackboard, a tiger by the library. What did you place by the stairs? (a) urn (b) tiger (c) vase (d) inkpot
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a cat by the shoe rack, an onion by the TV, a wallet by the sofa, a lemon by the door, a ladder by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ladder (b) onion (c) cat (d) lemon
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an anchor by the door, an apple by the dining table, a pillow by the sofa, a sock by the shoe rack, a tent by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) tent (b) pillow (c) apple (d) sock
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an umbrella by the bus stop, a cat by the banyan tree, a ladder by the park gate, a doll by the fruit cart, a kite by the post box. What did you place by the park gate? (a) cat (b) umbrella (c) ladder (d) doll
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lamp by the sofa, an ice cream by the TV, a guava by the door, a needle by the shoe rack, a van by the gate. What did you place by the TV? (a) van (b) needle (c) ice cream (d) guava
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a needle by the school gate, a ball by the stairs, an apple by the classroom door, an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the notice board. What did you place by the stairs? (a) apple (b) needle (c) ball (d) pencil
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a mirror by the bus stop, a van by the park gate, a tiger by the post box, an urn by the banyan tree, an umpire by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) urn (b) umpire (c) van (d) mirror

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. step 1
  3. yes, with new pictures
  4. put pictures at stops
  5. choose a place you know
  6. one you know very well
  7. dining table
  8. choose a place you know
  9. kettle
  10. watch
  11. whistle
  12. step 3
  13. stairs
  14. classroom door
  15. TV
  16. to keep the order
  17. drum
  18. add more stops
  19. jug
  20. step 4
  21. fix stops in order
  22. rope
  23. step 2
  24. fix stops in order
  25. put pictures at stops
  26. lemon
  27. drum
  28. choose a place you know
  29. duck
  30. TV
  31. gate
  32. choose a place you know
  33. inkpot
  34. ladder
  35. pillow
  36. choose a place you know
  37. ladder
  38. ice cream
  39. ball
  40. van

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