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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 391 · 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) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
  2. 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a drum by the TV, a flute by the sofa, a ladder by the gate, a vase by the shoe rack, a van by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) flute (b) van (c) vase (d) ladder
  8. 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a needle by the school gate, a banana by the stairs, a ball by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the notice board, a coconut by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) needle (b) coconut (c) umpire (d) banana
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a violin by the sofa, a duck by the kitchen, a tent by the bed, a key by the TV, an owl by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) key (b) violin (c) owl (d) duck
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a spoon by the shoe rack, an umpire by the dining table, a sock by the door, a banana by the sofa, a nest by the TV. What did you place by the door? (a) sock (b) banana (c) umpire (d) nest
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a ball by the bed, an umpire by the dining table, an inkpot by the sofa, an ant by the kitchen, a jug by the TV. What did you place by the sofa? (a) umpire (b) jug (c) inkpot (d) ant
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a van by the dining table, a radio by the TV, a jalebi by the door, a key by the shoe rack, a pencil by the sofa. What did you place by the door? (a) pencil (b) van (c) jalebi (d) key
  15. 15.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a shoe by the kitchen, a key by the bed, a pillow by the TV, a flute by the dining table, a pencil by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) pencil (b) key (c) pillow (d) flute
  17. 17.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
  18. 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a jug by the school gate, an anchor by the classroom door, an onion by the stairs, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the notice board. What did you place by the stairs? (a) anchor (b) banana (c) jug (d) onion
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a candle by the post box, an orange by the fruit cart, a tent by the park gate, a van by the swing, an owl by the banyan tree. What did you place by the post box? (a) van (b) orange (c) candle (d) owl
  21. 21.🏰 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
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the blackboard, a doll by the playground, a net by the library, a vase by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) ice cream (b) net (c) coconut (d) vase
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a van by the post box, a tent by the park gate, a key by the fruit cart, a mango by the swing, a banana by the banyan tree. Where did you place the key? (a) banyan tree (b) swing (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an umpire by the classroom door, a mirror by the blackboard, a duck by the notice board, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the stairs. Where did you place the coconut? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) notice board (d) teacher’s desk
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a mirror by the fruit cart, an urn by the banyan tree, a monkey by the park gate, a cat by the swing, a bucket by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) urn (b) cat (c) bucket (d) monkey
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a parrot by the park gate, a mirror by the swing, an umpire by the slide, a vase by the fruit cart, a guava by the bench. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) mirror (b) umpire (c) guava (d) vase
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a flute by the sofa, a rope by the dining table, an owl by the shoe rack, an ice cream by the TV, a doll by the door. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) door (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) dining table
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a lamp by the blackboard, an orange by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the stairs, a cat by the library, a lemon by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) orange (b) lamp (c) lemon (d) cat
  33. 33.🏰 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 post box, an apple by the banyan tree, a jalebi by the bus stop, an inkpot by the park gate, a shoe by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) duck (b) shoe (c) inkpot (d) jalebi
  34. 34.🏰 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
  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: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a whistle by the stairs, a lamp by the library, a pencil by the teacher’s desk, a van by the classroom door, a lemon by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) whistle (b) lemon (c) lamp (d) van
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an onion by the notice board, an ice cream by the stairs, an apple by the teacher’s desk, a ball by the school gate, a coconut by the classroom door. What did you place by the stairs? (a) apple (b) ice cream (c) coconut (d) ball
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a coconut by the blackboard, a watch by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the library, a jeep by the classroom door, a shoe by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) shoe (b) jug (c) watch (d) coconut
  39. 39.🏰 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
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a tiger by the bus stop, a frog by the park gate, a drum by the post box, an onion by the banyan tree, an inkpot by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) onion (b) drum (c) tiger (d) inkpot

Answer key

  1. to keep the order
  2. step 2
  3. choose a place you know
  4. the method of loci
  5. fix stops in order
  6. put pictures at stops
  7. van
  8. step 1
  9. add more stops
  10. banana
  11. key
  12. sock
  13. inkpot
  14. jalebi
  15. yes, with new pictures
  16. pencil
  17. one you know very well
  18. step 3
  19. onion
  20. candle
  21. choose a place you know
  22. choose a place you know
  23. vase
  24. fruit cart
  25. stairs
  26. bucket
  27. fix stops in order
  28. step 4
  29. vase
  30. choose a place you know
  31. TV
  32. cat
  33. inkpot
  34. put pictures at stops
  35. choose a place you know
  36. van
  37. ice cream
  38. shoe
  39. fix stops in order
  40. inkpot

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