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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 417 · 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.🏰 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
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a ladder by the blackboard, an ice cream by the classroom door, a goat by the stairs, a frog by the notice board, a wallet by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) goat (b) wallet (c) ladder (d) frog
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  4. 4.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
  5. 5.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a frog by the park gate, a van by the bench, an apple by the slide, a goat by the swing, a tent by the fruit cart. Where did you place the goat? (a) bench (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) swing
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the park gate, a duck by the slide, a key by the swing, a coconut by the banyan tree, an apple by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) key (b) owl (c) apple (d) coconut
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only once a year
  11. 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the dining table, an ice cream by the sofa, a tiger by the TV, a wallet by the bed, a pillow by the kitchen. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) banana (b) pillow (c) tiger (d) wallet
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an inkpot by the sofa, a kite by the TV, a candle by the dining table, a needle by the shoe rack, an igloo by the door. What did you place by the dining table? (a) igloo (b) kite (c) candle (d) inkpot
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a frog by the fruit cart, a candle by the bench, a radio by the swing, a lemon by the park gate, a jalebi by the slide. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) slide (b) park gate (c) bench (d) swing
  15. 15.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
  16. 16.🏰 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 banyan tree, a kite by the fruit cart, a ball by the park gate, a spoon by the swing, an ant by the post box. Where did you place the spoon? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) park gate (d) swing
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jalebi by the blackboard, an onion by the playground, a jug by the library, an anchor by the classroom door, a drum by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the onion? (a) playground (b) library (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a mirror by the sofa, a cat by the dining table, a bucket by the kitchen, a key by the TV, an orange by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) orange (b) bucket (c) cat (d) key
  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.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an inkpot by the bed, a pillow by the TV, an igloo by the dining table, a fan by the sofa, a frog by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) frog (b) fan (c) igloo (d) pillow
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a spoon by the park gate, a monkey by the post box, a pillow by the fruit cart, a jeep by the banyan tree, an umpire by the swing. What did you place by the swing? (a) spoon (b) umpire (c) monkey (d) pillow
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tent by the dining table, a violin by the TV, a cat by the shoe rack, a nest by the sofa, a parrot by the door. Where did you place the nest? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) door (d) TV
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the banyan tree, a banana by the park gate, a coconut by the fruit cart, a pencil by the swing, an igloo by the slide. Where did you place the banana? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) swing (d) fruit cart
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a kettle by the banyan tree, a jug by the slide, a cat by the swing, a whistle by the fruit cart, an anchor by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) kettle (d) anchor
  29. 29.🏰 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
  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.🏰 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
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an apple by the blackboard, a goat by the playground, an inkpot by the library, a frog by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) goat (b) coconut (c) inkpot (d) frog
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a candle by the fruit cart, a flute by the slide, an owl by the banyan tree, a monkey by the swing, a lemon by the park gate. Where did you place the monkey? (a) swing (b) slide (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a mirror by the park gate, a glass by the slide, a nest by the fruit cart, a vase by the swing, a frog by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) mirror (b) glass (c) nest (d) vase
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a coconut by the TV, a flute by the sofa, a ball by the kitchen, a pencil by the shoe rack, a nest by the dining table. Where did you place the flute? (a) sofa (b) kitchen (c) shoe rack (d) dining table
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a mirror by the fruit cart, a tomato by the bus stop, a tiger by the post box, a van by the banyan tree, an urn by the park gate. Where did you place the van? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) post box (d) banyan tree
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a guava by the notice board, a spoon by the classroom door, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the blackboard, a shoe by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) spoon (b) lemon (c) shoe (d) guava
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a net by the library, a lemon by the stairs, a radio by the blackboard, a drum by the classroom door, a rope by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) drum (b) net (c) lemon (d) radio
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a pencil by the bed, a kite by the dining table, an urn by the kitchen, a lemon by the sofa, a tiger by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) urn (d) lemon
  40. 40.🏰 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

Answer key

  1. choose a place you know
  2. wallet
  3. step 3
  4. to keep the order
  5. the method of loci
  6. swing
  7. owl
  8. step 4
  9. put pictures at stops
  10. yes, with new pictures
  11. step 1
  12. pillow
  13. candle
  14. slide
  15. one you know very well
  16. swing
  17. fix stops in order
  18. playground
  19. choose a place you know
  20. step 2
  21. cat
  22. fix stops in order
  23. add more stops
  24. igloo
  25. umpire
  26. sofa
  27. park gate
  28. whistle
  29. choose a place you know
  30. fix stops in order
  31. put pictures at stops
  32. goat
  33. swing
  34. glass
  35. sofa
  36. banyan tree
  37. lemon
  38. lemon
  39. urn
  40. choose a place you know

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