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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 415 · 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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an apple by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the playground, an umbrella by the library, a goat by the classroom door, a pillow by the blackboard. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) goat (b) tent (c) pillow (d) apple
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an umbrella by the slide, a coconut by the swing, a jug by the banyan tree, a violin by the park gate, an ice cream by the fruit cart. Where did you place the jug? (a) park gate (b) slide (c) banyan tree (d) fruit cart
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an anchor by the shoe rack, a duck by the door, an inkpot by the TV, a glass by the sofa, a guava by the gate. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) gate (b) sofa (c) TV (d) door
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a goat by the door, a lamp by the dining table, a pillow by the shoe rack, a wallet by the TV, a violin by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) goat (b) violin (c) wallet (d) pillow
  13. 13.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a rope by the stairs, an urn by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the classroom door, a banana by the library, an inkpot by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) banana (b) inkpot (c) violin (d) rope
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tiger by the dining table, an inkpot by the kitchen, a goat by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the sofa, a frog by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) inkpot (b) tiger (c) jalebi (d) goat
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a goat by the playground, a frog by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the library, a pillow by the blackboard, a fan by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) frog (b) onion (c) pillow (d) fan
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a fan by the shoe rack, a ball by the sofa, a drum by the door, a whistle by the TV, a van by the dining table. What did you place by the sofa? (a) ball (b) whistle (c) van (d) fan
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a bucket by the TV, a kite by the door, a drum by the sofa, an ice cream by the shoe rack, a glass by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) glass (b) drum (c) kite (d) bucket
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a glass by the sofa, an owl by the shoe rack, a goat by the TV, a violin by the door, an urn by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) goat (b) owl (c) glass (d) violin
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a spoon by the banyan tree, a coconut by the fruit cart, an apple by the slide, a net by the park gate, a bucket by the swing. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) net (b) coconut (c) bucket (d) apple
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a doll by the blackboard, a spoon by the library, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a cat by the classroom door, a needle by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) needle (b) spoon (c) cat (d) doll
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ball by the stairs, an igloo by the notice board, a cat by the classroom door, a drum by the school gate, an onion by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) ball (b) igloo (c) drum (d) cat
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a nest by the fruit cart, an orange by the park gate, a flute by the post box, a tiger by the swing, an inkpot by the banyan tree. Where did you place the flute? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) post box (d) banyan tree
  28. 28.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umbrella by the sofa, a jeep by the kitchen, a wallet by the bed, a monkey by the dining table, a doll by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) doll (b) monkey (c) jeep (d) wallet
  31. 31.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a mango by the classroom door, an igloo by the blackboard, a candle by the stairs, a jug by the notice board, an onion by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) candle (b) mango (c) jug (d) onion
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a frog by the stairs, a radio by the blackboard, a pillow by the notice board, a fan by the classroom door, a wallet by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the frog? (a) blackboard (b) notice board (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the notice board, an apple by the classroom door, a glass by the stairs, a drum by the blackboard. What did you place by the notice board? (a) monkey (b) pillow (c) drum (d) apple
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an ice cream by the library, a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the blackboard, a guava by the classroom door, an umbrella by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ice cream (b) umbrella (c) guava (d) kettle
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a drum by the gate, a mango by the TV, a guava by the door, a goat by the shoe rack, a fan by the sofa. Where did you place the mango? (a) sofa (b) gate (c) TV (d) door
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a fan by the door, a cat by the gate, a tent by the shoe rack, a lemon by the sofa, a goat by the TV. What did you place by the gate? (a) fan (b) tent (c) cat (d) lemon
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an owl by the banyan tree, a kettle by the fruit cart, a glass by the post box, an umbrella by the park gate, a ladder by the bus stop. Where did you place the ladder? (a) banyan tree (b) post box (c) bus stop (d) park gate

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. yes, with new pictures
  3. step 3
  4. the method of loci
  5. apple
  6. add more stops
  7. step 2
  8. banyan tree
  9. fix stops in order
  10. TV
  11. put pictures at stops
  12. violin
  13. one you know very well
  14. violin
  15. put pictures at stops
  16. tiger
  17. step 4
  18. onion
  19. ball
  20. bucket
  21. violin
  22. choose a place you know
  23. choose a place you know
  24. coconut
  25. doll
  26. ball
  27. post box
  28. choose a place you know
  29. fix stops in order
  30. doll
  31. to keep the order
  32. mango
  33. fix stops in order
  34. stairs
  35. monkey
  36. fix stops in order
  37. umbrella
  38. TV
  39. cat
  40. bus stop

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