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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 393 · 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 rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a rose by the fruit cart, a coconut by the swing, a nest by the post box, a jug by the banyan tree, a tent by the park gate. Where did you place the nest? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) post box (d) park gate
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a radio by the post box, an apple by the fruit cart, an igloo by the swing, a tomato by the banyan tree, an inkpot by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) tomato (b) apple (c) inkpot (d) radio
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a vase by the shoe rack, a monkey by the sofa, an igloo by the TV, a shoe by the kitchen, a ladder by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ladder (b) igloo (c) vase (d) shoe
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a van by the bench, an apple by the swing, a net by the park gate, a watch by the slide, an orange by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) van (b) orange (c) watch (d) apple
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ball by the post box, an umbrella by the swing, an apple by the banyan tree, a doll by the park gate, a lamp by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) ball (b) apple (c) doll (d) umbrella
  9. 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an apple by the dining table, a lamp by the sofa, an anchor by the shoe rack, an umbrella by the kitchen, a wallet by the TV. Where did you place the lamp? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) kitchen
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an umpire by the bench, a candle by the fruit cart, a needle by the park gate, a pillow by the swing, a spoon by the slide. Where did you place the umpire? (a) fruit cart (b) swing (c) bench (d) slide
  12. 12.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a guava by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the blackboard, an anchor by the playground, a mirror by the classroom door, a parrot by the library. Where did you place the mirror? (a) playground (b) blackboard (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
  16. 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a glass by the sofa, a flute by the gate, a ball by the shoe rack, a fan by the door, an ice cream by the TV. What did you place by the door? (a) ball (b) flute (c) fan (d) ice cream
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a goat by the sofa, a kettle by the TV, a van by the door, a guava by the shoe rack, a fan by the gate. What did you place by the TV? (a) fan (b) goat (c) guava (d) kettle
  20. 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a net by the blackboard, an owl by the classroom door, a radio by the stairs, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) owl (b) radio (c) net (d) jug
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a drum by the TV, a jalebi by the sofa, a ball by the dining table, a rope by the kitchen, a pencil by the shoe rack. Where did you place the ball? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) kitchen (d) dining table
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a needle by the fruit cart, a violin by the slide, an orange by the swing, a radio by the bench, a vase by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) needle (b) vase (c) violin (d) orange
  25. 25.🏰 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
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an orange by the library, a tomato by the blackboard, a doll by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the stairs, a goat by the classroom door. Where did you place the doll? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) library
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a banana by the fruit cart, a rose by the swing, a tiger by the bench, a key by the park gate, a mirror by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) rose (b) key (c) tiger (d) banana
  31. 31.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a coconut by the park gate, a glass by the swing, an ant by the slide, a cat by the fruit cart, a lamp by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) lamp (b) cat (c) ant (d) coconut
  33. 33.🏰 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 swing, a tent by the fruit cart, a coconut by the post box, a drum by the banyan tree, a flute by the park gate. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) key (b) coconut (c) tent (d) drum
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a doll by the sofa, a lemon by the door, a monkey by the TV, a guava by the shoe rack, a coconut by the dining table. Where did you place the lemon? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) door
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jalebi by the TV, a wallet by the sofa, a jeep by the kitchen, a whistle by the dining table, a van by the bed. Where did you place the wallet? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) kitchen
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a glass by the door, a coconut by the shoe rack, an orange by the sofa, an umbrella by the TV, a fan by the dining table. Where did you place the coconut? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) door
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a key by the notice board, a ladder by the classroom door, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the stairs, a coconut by the school gate. Where did you place the fan? (a) classroom door (b) school gate (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a banana by the TV, an umpire by the sofa, a watch by the shoe rack, a wallet by the dining table, a lemon by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umpire (b) lemon (c) wallet (d) watch
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an anchor by the school gate, a drum by the notice board, a tent by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the classroom door, a kettle by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) drum (b) kettle (c) flute (d) tent

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. post box
  3. fix stops in order
  4. inkpot
  5. vase
  6. choose a place you know
  7. orange
  8. doll
  9. step 1
  10. sofa
  11. bench
  12. yes, with new pictures
  13. choose a place you know
  14. put pictures at stops
  15. classroom door
  16. step 3
  17. step 2
  18. fan
  19. kettle
  20. step 4
  21. radio
  22. fix stops in order
  23. dining table
  24. needle
  25. choose a place you know
  26. teacher’s desk
  27. put pictures at stops
  28. to keep the order
  29. fix stops in order
  30. key
  31. one you know very well
  32. coconut
  33. drum
  34. door
  35. sofa
  36. shoe rack
  37. teacher’s desk
  38. add more stops
  39. umpire
  40. flute

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