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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 195 · 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.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
  2. 2.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
  3. 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an umpire by the sofa, an ant by the shoe rack, a monkey by the TV, a mango by the dining table, a tomato by the door. What did you place by the TV? (a) monkey (b) ant (c) umpire (d) mango
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a lemon by the kitchen, a fan by the dining table, a pillow by the sofa, a radio by the shoe rack, a banana by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) pillow (b) radio (c) banana (d) fan
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tiger by the dining table, a cat by the TV, a flute by the shoe rack, an ice cream by the door, a parrot by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) cat (b) ice cream (c) flute (d) parrot
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a frog by the post box, a jalebi by the park gate, a lamp by the fruit cart, a ball by the swing, a violin by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) jalebi (b) ball (c) violin (d) lamp
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an apple by the TV, a nest by the dining table, a lemon by the kitchen, a glass by the bed, an igloo by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) lemon (b) nest (c) igloo (d) apple
  11. 11.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
  12. 12.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a van by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the blackboard, an umbrella by the classroom door, a guava by the library, an urn by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) urn (b) guava (c) jug (d) umbrella
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an orange by the park gate, a bucket by the fruit cart, a van by the slide, a coconut by the banyan tree, a guava by the swing. Where did you place the coconut? (a) park gate (b) slide (c) banyan tree (d) fruit cart
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a flute by the blackboard, a whistle by the stairs, a lamp by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the notice board, a jug by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) flute (b) jug (c) whistle (d) frog
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a sock by the sofa, a mirror by the dining table, an inkpot by the kitchen, a shoe by the bed, a glass by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mirror (b) sock (c) inkpot (d) glass
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a vase by the shoe rack, an orange by the sofa, a drum by the TV, a kettle by the dining table, a flute by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) orange (b) drum (c) flute (d) kettle
  22. 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a violin by the blackboard, a kite by the classroom door, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the library, a net by the stairs. Where did you place the net? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) library
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a pillow by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the notice board, a monkey by the blackboard, a mirror by the stairs, a ball by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) monkey (b) ball (c) umbrella (d) pillow
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an apple by the dining table, an inkpot by the shoe rack, a goat by the door, a lamp by the sofa, a spoon by the TV. What did you place by the door? (a) spoon (b) goat (c) lamp (d) inkpot
  26. 26.🏰 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
  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.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an anchor by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the blackboard, a duck by the notice board, an apple by the classroom door, a pencil by the stairs. Where did you place the anchor? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) blackboard (d) stairs
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an owl by the bed, an ant by the sofa, a pencil by the kitchen, a mango by the dining table, a drum by the TV. Where did you place the ant? (a) bed (b) TV (c) dining table (d) sofa
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the notice board, a duck by the classroom door, a whistle by the stairs, a cat by the school gate. Where did you place the duck? (a) notice board (b) school gate (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a doll by the park gate, a mirror by the fruit cart, a vase by the swing, a watch by the post box, a flute by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) doll (b) watch (c) flute (d) mirror
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a mirror by the classroom door, a watch by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the playground, a needle by the library, a ladder by the blackboard. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) mirror (b) onion (c) watch (d) ladder
  35. 35.🏰 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
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a rose by the notice board, a candle by the classroom door, a guava by the stairs, a flute by the teacher’s desk, an urn by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) flute (b) rose (c) guava (d) urn
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a doll by the door, an owl by the TV, a guava by the dining table, a kettle by the shoe rack, a violin by the sofa. Where did you place the guava? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) door
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a lamp by the bed, a tomato by the dining table, a rose by the kitchen, a tent by the TV, a flute by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) flute (b) lamp (c) rose (d) tomato
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an urn by the classroom door, an onion by the teacher’s desk, a cat by the stairs, a pencil by the school gate, a rope by the notice board. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) pencil (b) onion (c) rope (d) urn

Answer key

  1. yes, with new pictures
  2. add more stops
  3. the method of loci
  4. choose a place you know
  5. step 1
  6. monkey
  7. banana
  8. parrot
  9. lamp
  10. nest
  11. one you know very well
  12. to keep the order
  13. umbrella
  14. fix stops in order
  15. choose a place you know
  16. banyan tree
  17. step 3
  18. flute
  19. put pictures at stops
  20. mirror
  21. kettle
  22. step 4
  23. stairs
  24. monkey
  25. goat
  26. put pictures at stops
  27. choose a place you know
  28. fix stops in order
  29. teacher’s desk
  30. fix stops in order
  31. sofa
  32. classroom door
  33. mirror
  34. ladder
  35. choose a place you know
  36. flute
  37. choose a place you know
  38. dining table
  39. flute
  40. urn

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