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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 339 · 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) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
  5. 5.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
  6. 6.🏰 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
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the classroom door, a drum by the blackboard, a goat by the stairs, an urn by the notice board. What did you place by the notice board? (a) tiger (b) goat (c) radio (d) urn
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a van by the dining table, a mirror by the sofa, a duck by the TV, a nest by the shoe rack, a pillow by the door. Where did you place the van? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) door (d) TV
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the stairs, an umbrella by the blackboard, a tiger by the notice board, an igloo by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) rose (b) igloo (c) tomato (d) tiger
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an umbrella by the park gate, an anchor by the slide, a violin by the swing, a rose by the fruit cart, a parrot by the banyan tree. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) banyan tree (b) slide (c) swing (d) park gate
  14. 14.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a monkey by the teacher’s desk, a bucket by the stairs, an inkpot by the classroom door, a lemon by the school gate, a fan by the notice board. What did you place by the stairs? (a) inkpot (b) bucket (c) monkey (d) lemon
  16. 16.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a doll by the banyan tree, an anchor by the post box, an ant by the bus stop, a kite by the fruit cart, a wallet by the park gate. Where did you place the doll? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) bus stop
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jalebi by the shoe rack, a frog by the dining table, an orange by the door, a vase by the sofa, an owl by the TV. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) door
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a sock by the dining table, a glass by the sofa, a goat by the TV, a flute by the shoe rack, a mirror by the kitchen. What did you place by the dining table? (a) glass (b) goat (c) sock (d) flute
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lemon by the post box, a bucket by the park gate, an igloo by the bus stop, a kettle by the banyan tree, a whistle by the fruit cart. Where did you place the whistle? (a) bus stop (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a coconut by the library, a drum by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the blackboard, a cat by the classroom door, an umpire by the stairs. What did you place by the stairs? (a) coconut (b) cat (c) drum (d) umpire
  23. 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an onion by the door, a vase by the TV, a ball by the gate, a pencil by the sofa, a needle by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) onion (b) ball (c) needle (d) pencil
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a ladder by the fruit cart, a duck by the swing, a fan by the bench, a bucket by the park gate, an umpire by the slide. Where did you place the umpire? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) slide (d) bench
  26. 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a lemon by the classroom door, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a shoe by the blackboard, a watch by the stairs, a glass by the notice board. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) watch (b) cat (c) shoe (d) glass
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a van by the dining table, a net by the door, a pencil by the TV, an urn by the sofa, a nest by the shoe rack. Where did you place the net? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) door (d) sofa
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a coconut by the swing, a vase by the park gate, a rose by the fruit cart, an owl by the slide, a tent by the banyan tree. Where did you place the vase? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) slide (d) park gate
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a cat by the door, a drum by the TV, a tiger by the shoe rack, a duck by the dining table, a candle by the sofa. Where did you place the duck? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) door (d) TV
  32. 32.🏰 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
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a spoon by the classroom door, a van by the notice board, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the stairs, a drum by the school gate. Where did you place the drum? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) school gate (d) notice board
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a guava by the fruit cart, a needle by the park gate, a tent by the post box, an umbrella by the swing, a ladder by the banyan tree. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) umbrella (b) guava (c) ladder (d) tent
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a watch by the teacher’s desk, a jeep by the classroom door, an onion by the notice board, an umpire by the school gate, a lamp by the stairs. What did you place by the notice board? (a) lamp (b) watch (c) jeep (d) onion
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a kite by the swing, a mirror by the park gate, a needle by the banyan tree, a doll by the fruit cart, a violin by the slide. Where did you place the kite? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) swing
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an igloo by the school gate, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the notice board, a frog by the stairs, a violin by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) cat (b) igloo (c) frog (d) banana
  40. 40.🏰 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

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. choose a place you know
  3. step 3
  4. to keep the order
  5. add more stops
  6. put pictures at stops
  7. put pictures at stops
  8. urn
  9. step 4
  10. dining table
  11. tomato
  12. fix stops in order
  13. park gate
  14. yes, with new pictures
  15. bucket
  16. one you know very well
  17. banyan tree
  18. shoe rack
  19. fix stops in order
  20. sock
  21. fruit cart
  22. umpire
  23. step 2
  24. needle
  25. slide
  26. step 1
  27. cat
  28. door
  29. choose a place you know
  30. park gate
  31. dining table
  32. fix stops in order
  33. choose a place you know
  34. school gate
  35. ladder
  36. choose a place you know
  37. onion
  38. swing
  39. cat
  40. fix stops in order

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