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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 331 · 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.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a spoon by the sofa, a guava by the bed, a frog by the kitchen, a mirror by the TV, a tiger by the dining table. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) spoon (b) mirror (c) guava (d) frog
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tomato by the dining table, a guava by the TV, a watch by the kitchen, a van by the sofa, a whistle by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) whistle (b) guava (c) van (d) watch
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mango by the TV, a banana by the sofa, an inkpot by the gate, a drum by the shoe rack, a mirror by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) mango (b) banana (c) mirror (d) drum
  11. 11.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a frog by the classroom door, a key by the stairs, a goat by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the blackboard, an umbrella by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) key (b) frog (c) umbrella (d) wallet
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a radio by the dining table, a glass by the TV, a whistle by the kitchen, an orange by the sofa, a fan by the bed. What did you place by the sofa? (a) fan (b) glass (c) orange (d) radio
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tiger by the TV, a glass by the shoe rack, a mirror by the sofa, a pencil by the gate, a tent by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) mirror (b) tiger (c) pencil (d) tent
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pencil by the swing, a sock by the slide, an umbrella by the bench, an igloo by the park gate, a needle by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) igloo (b) umbrella (c) needle (d) sock
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a glass by the stairs, a ball by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the blackboard, an urn by the notice board, a mirror by the classroom door. Where did you place the urn? (a) stairs (b) blackboard (c) notice board (d) classroom door
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a coconut by the park gate, an orange by the post box, an owl by the banyan tree, a goat by the bus stop, an apple by the fruit cart. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) goat (b) orange (c) owl (d) apple
  21. 21.🏰 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
  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 lemon by the stairs, an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the classroom door, a radio by the school gate. Where did you place the lamp? (a) notice board (b) school gate (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a glass by the fruit cart, a cat by the banyan tree, an ant by the slide, a spoon by the swing, a watch by the park gate. What did you place by the slide? (a) cat (b) spoon (c) glass (d) ant
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jug by the teacher’s desk, an urn by the playground, a guava by the library, a duck by the blackboard, a rope by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) guava (b) urn (c) duck (d) jug
  25. 25.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a lamp by the sofa, a tent by the kitchen, a drum by the TV, a goat by the dining table, a coconut by the shoe rack. Where did you place the tent? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) kitchen
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a cat by the park gate, a tiger by the slide, a fan by the swing, a net by the fruit cart, a lemon by the banyan tree. Where did you place the lemon? (a) swing (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) slide
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a needle by the notice board, a pillow by the blackboard, a cat by the stairs, a flute by the classroom door, a candle by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) pillow (b) cat (c) candle (d) flute
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a cat by the TV, an orange by the door, a tomato by the shoe rack, a ball by the dining table, a jalebi by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jalebi (b) tomato (c) orange (d) ball
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an apple by the library, a tomato by the classroom door, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the blackboard, a tiger by the playground. Where did you place the tomato? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) playground (d) classroom door
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a key by the fruit cart, a guava by the swing, a rose by the banyan tree, a ball by the park gate, a candle by the post box. What did you place by the swing? (a) guava (b) rose (c) key (d) ball
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a bucket by the blackboard, a ball by the teacher’s desk, a cat by the classroom door, a rope by the stairs, a ladder by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ball (b) cat (c) rope (d) bucket
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a fan by the classroom door, a ladder by the blackboard, a glass by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the notice board, a lemon by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) onion (b) fan (c) lemon (d) ladder
  34. 34.🏰 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
  35. 35.🏰 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
  36. 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a parrot by the TV, a coconut by the shoe rack, a rope by the gate, an onion by the sofa, an owl by the door. Where did you place the parrot? (a) door (b) TV (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an urn by the playground, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the blackboard, a drum by the library, a shoe by the classroom door. What did you place by the playground? (a) urn (b) shoe (c) lamp (d) drum

Answer key

  1. add more stops
  2. fix stops in order
  3. put pictures at stops
  4. frog
  5. step 2
  6. yes, with new pictures
  7. step 3
  8. whistle
  9. step 1
  10. mango
  11. the method of loci
  12. key
  13. choose a place you know
  14. one you know very well
  15. orange
  16. choose a place you know
  17. pencil
  18. umbrella
  19. notice board
  20. owl
  21. put pictures at stops
  22. classroom door
  23. ant
  24. urn
  25. to keep the order
  26. kitchen
  27. banyan tree
  28. candle
  29. tomato
  30. classroom door
  31. guava
  32. rope
  33. lemon
  34. choose a place you know
  35. fix stops in order
  36. step 4
  37. fix stops in order
  38. choose a place you know
  39. TV
  40. urn

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