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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 334 · 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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a duck by the bus stop, a lemon by the fruit cart, a glass by the banyan tree, a guava by the post box, an ice cream by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) glass (b) guava (c) duck (d) ice cream
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jug by the shoe rack, a coconut by the sofa, a jeep by the door, a parrot by the dining table, an owl by the TV. What did you place by the door? (a) owl (b) jeep (c) coconut (d) parrot
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umbrella by the kitchen, a tent by the TV, an umpire by the bed, a banana by the dining table, an apple by the sofa. Where did you place the apple? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) sofa (d) kitchen
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🏰 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
  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 walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an anchor by the fruit cart, a kettle by the post box, a vase by the swing, a tent by the banyan tree, a duck by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) duck (b) kettle (c) anchor (d) tent
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umbrella by the TV, a cat by the sofa, a tent by the dining table, a tomato by the kitchen, an inkpot by the bed. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) TV (d) bed
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a needle by the shoe rack, a mango by the TV, a rope by the door, a key by the sofa, a flute by the gate. Where did you place the key? (a) door (b) gate (c) TV (d) sofa
  12. 12.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
  13. 13.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
  14. 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an umbrella by the blackboard, a shoe by the stairs, an apple by the library, a rose by the classroom door, a candle by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the library? (a) rose (b) umbrella (c) apple (d) shoe
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a monkey by the stairs, a doll by the school gate, a goat by the classroom door, a whistle by the notice board, a flute by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) monkey (b) goat (c) doll (d) flute
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a glass by the swing, a ball by the bench, a pencil by the slide, a tomato by the fruit cart, a doll by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tomato (b) doll (c) glass (d) pencil
  22. 22.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an umpire by the shoe rack, a flute by the door, a ladder by the TV, a fan by the dining table, an urn by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) umpire (b) ladder (c) urn (d) fan
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a drum by the park gate, a bucket by the banyan tree, a vase by the post box, a spoon by the bus stop, an apple by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) bucket (b) vase (c) drum (d) apple
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a pencil by the banyan tree, a watch by the park gate, a candle by the bus stop, a whistle by the post box, a sock by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) pencil (b) candle (c) whistle (d) sock
  26. 26.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a bucket by the kitchen, a duck by the TV, a monkey by the sofa, a cat by the dining table, an owl by the shoe rack. Where did you place the cat? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) TV (d) kitchen
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a kite by the bus stop, a van by the post box, a ball by the banyan tree, a kettle by the park gate, a doll by the fruit cart. What did you place by the post box? (a) ball (b) doll (c) kettle (d) van
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the classroom door, a lamp by the library, a tent by the blackboard, a shoe by the stairs. What did you place by the library? (a) lamp (b) shoe (c) ladder (d) jalebi
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a nest by the slide, a mango by the fruit cart, a jalebi by the bench, a kite by the park gate, a shoe by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) jalebi (b) shoe (c) mango (d) nest
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a key by the dining table, an apple by the TV, a candle by the kitchen, a pillow by the bed, a jug by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) jug (b) candle (c) pillow (d) apple
  34. 34.🏰 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
  35. 35.🏰 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
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a flute by the park gate, an apple by the slide, a mango by the swing, a doll by the banyan tree, a radio by the fruit cart. Where did you place the flute? (a) slide (b) swing (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an owl by the sofa, a pencil by the door, a kettle by the dining table, a needle by the shoe rack, a lemon by the TV. Where did you place the owl? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) door (d) shoe rack
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an apple by the post box, a drum by the fruit cart, a lamp by the bus stop, a kettle by the park gate, a jalebi by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) jalebi (b) apple (c) lamp (d) drum
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a flute by the TV, a rose by the kitchen, a pencil by the shoe rack, an onion by the sofa, a shoe by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) rose (b) onion (c) pencil (d) shoe
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a watch by the shoe rack, a vase by the sofa, an umpire by the door, a van by the TV, a sock by the gate. What did you place by the door? (a) sock (b) van (c) vase (d) umpire

Answer key

  1. to keep the order
  2. glass
  3. jeep
  4. put pictures at stops
  5. sofa
  6. step 3
  7. put pictures at stops
  8. choose a place you know
  9. tent
  10. TV
  11. sofa
  12. yes, with new pictures
  13. the method of loci
  14. step 1
  15. apple
  16. choose a place you know
  17. step 4
  18. fix stops in order
  19. step 2
  20. flute
  21. doll
  22. one you know very well
  23. fan
  24. drum
  25. sock
  26. add more stops
  27. fix stops in order
  28. dining table
  29. van
  30. fix stops in order
  31. lamp
  32. mango
  33. jug
  34. choose a place you know
  35. fix stops in order
  36. park gate
  37. sofa
  38. drum
  39. rose
  40. umpire

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