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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 190 · 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 school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an onion by the classroom door, a cat by the school gate, an anchor by the notice board, a candle by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the stairs. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) candle (b) onion (c) anchor (d) cat
  2. 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
  3. 3.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a lamp by the kitchen, a van by the sofa, a rope by the dining table, a tent by the TV, an umpire by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) lamp (b) rope (c) tent (d) van
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umbrella by the bed, an igloo by the dining table, an ant by the kitchen, a ball by the sofa, a nest by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ball (b) igloo (c) umbrella (d) ant
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a cat by the door, a glass by the TV, a shoe by the gate, a drum by the shoe rack, a watch by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) shoe (b) glass (c) drum (d) watch
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a rope by the swing, a monkey by the fruit cart, a key by the banyan tree, a jeep by the park gate, a van by the post box. Where did you place the jeep? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) swing
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an igloo by the sofa, a coconut by the door, a tiger by the dining table, a banana by the TV, a kite by the shoe rack. Where did you place the banana? (a) door (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) TV
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  16. 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a bucket by the swing, a lamp by the bench, an umpire by the slide, a violin by the park gate, a pillow by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) umpire (b) bucket (c) lamp (d) violin
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an igloo by the playground, a lamp by the library, a violin by the classroom door, a doll by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the blackboard. Where did you place the doll? (a) blackboard (b) playground (c) teacher’s desk (d) library
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a wallet by the stairs, a rose by the classroom door, a fan by the notice board, an igloo by the blackboard, a doll by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the fan? (a) stairs (b) blackboard (c) teacher’s desk (d) notice board
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a sock by the notice board, a rose by the classroom door, a tiger by the stairs, a kite by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the school gate. Where did you place the tiger? (a) teacher’s desk (b) notice board (c) stairs (d) classroom door
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a duck by the gate, a monkey by the door, an urn by the TV, a tiger by the shoe rack, an orange by the sofa. Where did you place the orange? (a) TV (b) gate (c) door (d) sofa
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a candle by the TV, a pencil by the door, a lemon by the sofa, a rose by the gate, a key by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lemon (b) pencil (c) rose (d) key
  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 walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an orange by the post box, a candle by the park gate, a net by the fruit cart, a cat by the banyan tree, a coconut by the bus stop. Where did you place the cat? (a) post box (b) banyan tree (c) bus stop (d) fruit cart
  27. 27.🏰 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
  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.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an onion by the TV, a goat by the shoe rack, a pillow by the dining table, a jalebi by the sofa, a bucket by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) bucket (b) goat (c) pillow (d) jalebi
  33. 33.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a needle by the bed, a ladder by the dining table, a glass by the sofa, an owl by the TV, a van by the kitchen. Where did you place the needle? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) TV (d) bed
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a spoon by the fruit cart, a monkey by the swing, a mango by the post box, a sock by the banyan tree, a bucket by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) spoon (b) sock (c) bucket (d) mango
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an anchor by the fruit cart, an urn by the slide, a frog by the park gate, a duck by the banyan tree, a rose by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) urn (b) rose (c) frog (d) duck
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a ladder by the slide, an apple by the bench, a pillow by the swing, a wallet by the park gate, an umpire by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umpire (b) apple (c) pillow (d) ladder
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a kettle by the playground, a cat by the blackboard, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the library, a whistle by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) goat (b) kettle (c) whistle (d) lemon
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an ice cream by the notice board, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the stairs, a van by the school gate, a radio by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) van (b) wallet (c) ice cream (d) radio

Answer key

  1. candle
  2. the method of loci
  3. to keep the order
  4. lamp
  5. fix stops in order
  6. step 2
  7. ball
  8. watch
  9. park gate
  10. add more stops
  11. one you know very well
  12. TV
  13. fix stops in order
  14. fix stops in order
  15. step 1
  16. step 3
  17. choose a place you know
  18. violin
  19. teacher’s desk
  20. choose a place you know
  21. notice board
  22. stairs
  23. sofa
  24. rose
  25. put pictures at stops
  26. banyan tree
  27. choose a place you know
  28. choose a place you know
  29. put pictures at stops
  30. fix stops in order
  31. step 4
  32. goat
  33. yes, with new pictures
  34. bed
  35. bucket
  36. choose a place you know
  37. rose
  38. pillow
  39. kettle
  40. ice cream

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