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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 471 · 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 rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an ant by the sofa, an igloo by the kitchen, an owl by the shoe rack, a vase by the dining table, a net by the TV. What did you place by the dining table? (a) ant (b) vase (c) owl (d) net
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tomato by the stairs, a rose by the blackboard, a spoon by the notice board, an inkpot by the classroom door, a van by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) inkpot (b) rose (c) spoon (d) tomato
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a lamp by the kitchen, a coconut by the TV, a needle by the shoe rack, a net by the dining table, an owl by the sofa. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) coconut (b) lamp (c) net (d) needle
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a jug by the park gate, a doll by the swing, an ice cream by the slide, a cat by the bench, a coconut by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ice cream (b) doll (c) jug (d) coconut
  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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tent by the TV, a ball by the dining table, a rose by the shoe rack, a whistle by the sofa, a frog by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) whistle (b) tent (c) rose (d) ball
  13. 13.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
  14. 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a monkey by the sofa, a cat by the kitchen, an igloo by the dining table, a vase by the TV, a kettle by the bed. What did you place by the dining table? (a) monkey (b) vase (c) igloo (d) kettle
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a shoe by the park gate, an umbrella by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the slide, a fan by the swing, a ladder by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) umbrella (b) shoe (c) fan (d) ladder
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the TV, a wallet by the sofa, a banana by the door, a lemon by the dining table, a mirror by the shoe rack. Where did you place the mirror? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) door (d) TV
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a whistle by the bed, a key by the dining table, a duck by the kitchen, a bucket by the TV, a tent by the sofa. Where did you place the duck? (a) TV (b) kitchen (c) bed (d) sofa
  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.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
  25. 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a kettle by the park gate, a lamp by the fruit cart, a whistle by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the post box, a flute by the bus stop. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) umbrella (b) whistle (c) lamp (d) flute
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a flute by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the playground, an apple by the library, a monkey by the classroom door, a drum by the blackboard. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) wallet (d) flute
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an urn by the kitchen, an inkpot by the TV, a ball by the dining table, a mirror by the sofa, a cat by the shoe rack. Where did you place the urn? (a) kitchen (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) TV
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jalebi by the blackboard, a lemon by the stairs, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the classroom door, a tiger by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) jug (b) ant (c) jalebi (d) tiger
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a sock by the fruit cart, a glass by the post box, a shoe by the park gate, a banana by the banyan tree, a guava by the swing. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) sock (b) glass (c) shoe (d) guava
  31. 31.🏰 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
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an ant by the blackboard, a van by the library, a needle by the classroom door, a duck by the playground, a spoon by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the van? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) playground (d) library
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umbrella by the TV, a fan by the sofa, a shoe by the kitchen, a kite by the dining table, a cat by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) cat (b) kite (c) fan (d) shoe
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a watch by the notice board, an umbrella by the classroom door, an apple by the stairs, a ladder by the school gate, a tomato by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) ladder (d) apple
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ball by the stairs, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the notice board, a banana by the school gate, a candle by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) umpire (b) candle (c) lemon (d) banana
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a key by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the stairs, a pencil by the classroom door, a ball by the notice board, a sock by the blackboard. Where did you place the key? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the swing, an urn by the fruit cart, a lemon by the slide, a jalebi by the park gate, a rope by the banyan tree. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) urn (b) jalebi (c) rope (d) owl
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a pillow by the banyan tree, a tent by the fruit cart, an umbrella by the swing, a violin by the park gate, a glass by the slide. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) glass (b) violin (c) umbrella (d) pillow
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a nest by the kitchen, a coconut by the TV, a violin by the sofa, an umbrella by the shoe rack, a tiger by the dining table. Where did you place the tiger? (a) TV (b) kitchen (c) shoe rack (d) dining table

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. put pictures at stops
  3. vase
  4. choose a place you know
  5. add more stops
  6. spoon
  7. needle
  8. jug
  9. put pictures at stops
  10. step 2
  11. yes, with new pictures
  12. tent
  13. to keep the order
  14. step 3
  15. igloo
  16. ladder
  17. choose a place you know
  18. choose a place you know
  19. step 1
  20. shoe rack
  21. kitchen
  22. fix stops in order
  23. choose a place you know
  24. one you know very well
  25. step 4
  26. flute
  27. drum
  28. kitchen
  29. ant
  30. sock
  31. fix stops in order
  32. library
  33. cat
  34. ladder
  35. candle
  36. teacher’s desk
  37. urn
  38. choose a place you know
  39. pillow
  40. dining table

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