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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 315 · 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) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a wallet by the fruit cart, a mirror by the slide, a bucket by the swing, a shoe by the banyan tree, an umpire by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mirror (b) bucket (c) umpire (d) shoe
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a candle by the banyan tree, a glass by the park gate, a tomato by the post box, a fan by the fruit cart, a spoon by the bus stop. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) spoon (b) candle (c) glass (d) fan
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a mango by the banyan tree, a radio by the park gate, an inkpot by the bus stop, a watch by the post box, an umbrella by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mango (b) umbrella (c) inkpot (d) radio
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a pillow by the library, a sock by the blackboard, a jug by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the playground, a cat by the classroom door. Where did you place the cat? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) library (d) classroom door
  8. 8.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a pencil by the stairs, an onion by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the blackboard, a whistle by the classroom door, a ladder by the notice board. What did you place by the notice board? (a) tomato (b) pencil (c) whistle (d) ladder
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tiger by the sofa, a banana by the TV, a candle by the dining table, a shoe by the kitchen, a watch by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) watch (b) shoe (c) banana (d) tiger
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an apple by the bed, an umbrella by the kitchen, a banana by the TV, a sock by the dining table, an inkpot by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) apple (d) inkpot
  14. 14.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a radio by the sofa, a vase by the shoe rack, a watch by the gate, a needle by the TV, a violin by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) watch (b) radio (c) vase (d) needle
  16. 16.🏰 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
  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 walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a glass by the swing, a van by the post box, an owl by the fruit cart, a tent by the banyan tree, a bucket by the park gate. Where did you place the owl? (a) banyan tree (b) post box (c) park gate (d) fruit cart
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a kite by the playground, an apple by the teacher’s desk, a ball by the library, an ice cream by the blackboard, a duck by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ball (b) ice cream (c) kite (d) duck
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the dining table, a vase by the TV, a fan by the sofa, a lemon by the shoe rack, a tiger by the door. What did you place by the sofa? (a) lemon (b) vase (c) tiger (d) fan
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a net by the door, a jug by the sofa, a watch by the TV, a radio by the gate, a coconut by the shoe rack. Where did you place the jug? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) gate (d) door
  25. 25.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an umpire by the bus stop, a jalebi by the post box, a watch by the park gate, a monkey by the fruit cart, a needle by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) watch (b) umpire (c) needle (d) monkey
  28. 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  29. 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a van by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the library, a rose by the stairs, a coconut by the blackboard, an ant by the classroom door. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) coconut (b) ant (c) van (d) rose
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a parrot by the classroom door, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a ball by the playground, a key by the blackboard, an ice cream by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ball (b) key (c) ice cream (d) parrot
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a watch by the playground, a fan by the library, a kite by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the classroom door, a banana by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) fan (b) watch (c) pencil (d) banana
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a bucket by the classroom door, a ball by the school gate, a fan by the stairs, a radio by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) bucket (b) ice cream (c) radio (d) ball
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ladder by the bus stop, a rope by the park gate, a glass by the banyan tree, a frog by the post box, a guava by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) rope (b) guava (c) glass (d) frog
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a bucket by the sofa, a kettle by the dining table, a jug by the TV, a guava by the kitchen, a fan by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) guava (b) jug (c) kettle (d) fan
  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 school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the library, a van by the classroom door, a lemon by the stairs, a flute by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) van (b) flute (c) lemon (d) guava
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a radio by the bus stop, a vase by the post box, an ice cream by the banyan tree, a duck by the park gate, a sock by the fruit cart. What did you place by the post box? (a) ice cream (b) vase (c) sock (d) duck
  39. 39.🏰 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
  40. 40.🏰 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

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. umpire
  3. to keep the order
  4. candle
  5. mango
  6. choose a place you know
  7. classroom door
  8. one you know very well
  9. ladder
  10. fix stops in order
  11. put pictures at stops
  12. watch
  13. umbrella
  14. add more stops
  15. needle
  16. fix stops in order
  17. step 3
  18. fruit cart
  19. fix stops in order
  20. ball
  21. fan
  22. choose a place you know
  23. step 2
  24. sofa
  25. yes, with new pictures
  26. put pictures at stops
  27. needle
  28. step 1
  29. step 4
  30. coconut
  31. key
  32. pencil
  33. bucket
  34. glass
  35. jug
  36. choose a place you know
  37. lemon
  38. vase
  39. choose a place you know
  40. fix stops in order

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