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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 541 · 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 method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
  2. 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a key by the post box, a violin by the bus stop, a coconut by the fruit cart, a radio by the banyan tree, a parrot by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) key (b) coconut (c) radio (d) violin
  7. 7.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mango by the dining table, a jeep by the TV, a jug by the door, a goat by the shoe rack, a kettle by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) goat (b) jug (c) mango (d) jeep
  9. 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an inkpot by the park gate, a bucket by the banyan tree, a whistle by the fruit cart, a ball by the post box, a shoe by the bus stop. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) shoe (b) ball (c) bucket (d) inkpot
  11. 11.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a watch by the park gate, a bucket by the bus stop, a wallet by the post box, a duck by the banyan tree, a ball by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) duck (b) ball (c) watch (d) bucket
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a lamp by the swing, a shoe by the park gate, an igloo by the banyan tree, a key by the slide, a frog by the fruit cart. Where did you place the lamp? (a) slide (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) swing
  14. 14.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an orange by the library, a radio by the classroom door, a vase by the blackboard, a goat by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the playground. What did you place by the library? (a) radio (b) vase (c) goat (d) orange
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a duck by the stairs, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the school gate, an orange by the notice board, a mirror by the classroom door. What did you place by the stairs? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) duck (d) orange
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a cat by the classroom door, an apple by the stairs, a needle by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the blackboard, an inkpot by the library. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) cat (b) apple (c) goat (d) inkpot
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a rope by the kitchen, a flute by the TV, a jalebi by the sofa, a pillow by the bed, a ladder by the dining table. What did you place by the bed? (a) rope (b) flute (c) jalebi (d) pillow
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a bucket by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the blackboard, a ladder by the stairs, a needle by the notice board, a whistle by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lamp (b) ladder (c) whistle (d) needle
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a spoon by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the stairs, a jalebi by the school gate, a jug by the notice board, an inkpot by the classroom door. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) school gate (d) notice board
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an umbrella by the blackboard, a glass by the stairs, a needle by the library, a monkey by the classroom door, a mango by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) glass (b) umbrella (c) mango (d) needle
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an ice cream by the sofa, a banana by the TV, an inkpot by the kitchen, a parrot by the dining table, a drum by the shoe rack. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) inkpot (b) drum (c) ice cream (d) banana
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a flute by the notice board, a lemon by the blackboard, a ladder by the stairs, a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) flute (b) jalebi (c) lemon (d) ladder
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a goat by the kitchen, a tomato by the bed, a needle by the dining table, an apple by the TV, an inkpot by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) goat (b) needle (c) tomato (d) apple
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an anchor by the fruit cart, a sock by the swing, a whistle by the post box, a goat by the banyan tree, a parrot by the park gate. Where did you place the anchor? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) swing (d) fruit cart
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an umpire by the park gate, a duck by the banyan tree, a whistle by the swing, a van by the slide, an onion by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) umpire (b) onion (c) whistle (d) duck
  32. 32.🏰 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 post box, a goat by the fruit cart, a frog by the bus stop, a kite by the park gate, a cat by the banyan tree. What did you place by the post box? (a) kite (b) goat (c) cat (d) mirror
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a glass by the sofa, a jug by the bed, a spoon by the kitchen, a lamp by the dining table, a whistle by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) spoon (d) lamp
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a glass by the shoe rack, a coconut by the TV, an orange by the dining table, an urn by the door, a ladder by the sofa. Where did you place the glass? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) door
  35. 35.🏰 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
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a spoon by the fruit cart, a kite by the slide, a goat by the banyan tree, a bucket by the park gate, a rose by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) spoon (b) bucket (c) goat (d) rose
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a banana by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the classroom door, a radio by the library, a mirror by the blackboard, a needle by the stairs. Where did you place the needle? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) classroom door
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a spoon by the slide, a whistle by the fruit cart, a rose by the bench, an onion by the swing, a ball by the park gate. Where did you place the rose? (a) slide (b) park gate (c) bench (d) fruit cart
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a rose by the TV, a frog by the shoe rack, a guava by the door, an anchor by the gate, a jug by the sofa. Where did you place the rose? (a) door (b) gate (c) TV (d) shoe rack
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a jalebi by the slide, a violin by the bench, a mirror by the swing, a cat by the fruit cart, a tomato by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) cat (b) jalebi (c) mirror (d) tomato

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. step 1
  3. fix stops in order
  4. step 3
  5. step 4
  6. violin
  7. add more stops
  8. jeep
  9. step 2
  10. shoe
  11. to keep the order
  12. watch
  13. swing
  14. one you know very well
  15. fix stops in order
  16. orange
  17. fix stops in order
  18. duck
  19. goat
  20. put pictures at stops
  21. yes, with new pictures
  22. pillow
  23. needle
  24. classroom door
  25. glass
  26. inkpot
  27. fix stops in order
  28. ladder
  29. apple
  30. fruit cart
  31. duck
  32. mirror
  33. lamp
  34. shoe rack
  35. put pictures at stops
  36. goat
  37. stairs
  38. bench
  39. TV
  40. jalebi

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