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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 589 · 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: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
  2. 2.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) add more stops
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a tiger by the fruit cart, a bucket by the swing, a jalebi by the slide, a radio by the banyan tree, a tomato by the park gate. What did you place by the slide? (a) tomato (b) radio (c) jalebi (d) bucket
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a mirror by the fruit cart, a jug by the park gate, a candle by the banyan tree, a glass by the post box, an owl by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) candle (b) glass (c) owl (d) jug
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a net by the TV, an apple by the shoe rack, a bucket by the gate, a mango by the door, an ant by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) ant (b) net (c) bucket (d) mango
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an anchor by the TV, a ball by the kitchen, a nest by the dining table, an apple by the shoe rack, a ladder by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) anchor (b) ball (c) ladder (d) nest
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a lamp by the classroom door, a cat by the blackboard, a needle by the teacher’s desk, a key by the notice board, a watch by the stairs. Where did you place the watch? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) notice board (d) stairs
  12. 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a frog by the notice board, a net by the stairs, a van by the classroom door, a duck by the blackboard, a mirror by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the duck? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a pencil by the classroom door, a needle by the playground, a nest by the library, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the blackboard. What did you place by the playground? (a) needle (b) pencil (c) banana (d) nest
  16. 16.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
  17. 17.🏰 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 park gate, a lamp by the bus stop, a needle by the fruit cart, a nest by the banyan tree, a spoon by the post box. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) needle (d) lamp
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a needle by the bench, a ladder by the slide, a radio by the park gate, a whistle by the swing, a mirror by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) whistle (b) radio (c) needle (d) ladder
  20. 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  21. 21.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a radio by the kitchen, a duck by the dining table, a lamp by the sofa, a lemon by the shoe rack, a jug by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) jug (b) lamp (c) lemon (d) duck
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a van by the dining table, a kettle by the shoe rack, a tent by the TV, an ant by the door, a tiger by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) ant (d) van
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a rope by the shoe rack, a watch by the door, a duck by the sofa, a rose by the TV, a key by the gate. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) rose (b) watch (c) duck (d) rope
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a coconut by the banyan tree, a lemon by the fruit cart, a rope by the post box, a doll by the swing, a drum by the park gate. Where did you place the coconut? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) swing
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a monkey by the bed, a kite by the kitchen, a violin by the dining table, a radio by the TV, a lemon by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) lemon (b) monkey (c) radio (d) violin
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 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 fruit cart, a vase by the post box, a goat by the park gate, a tent by the bus stop, an ant by the banyan tree. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) watch (b) goat (c) tent (d) ant
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a rose by the park gate, a jeep by the bus stop, a watch by the banyan tree, an apple by the fruit cart, a nest by the post box. Where did you place the nest? (a) park gate (b) bus stop (c) fruit cart (d) post box
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a candle by the notice board, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the classroom door, a mango by the stairs, a radio by the school gate. What did you place by the stairs? (a) parrot (b) radio (c) mango (d) lamp
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jeep by the sofa, an anchor by the dining table, an apple by the kitchen, an onion by the TV, an owl by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) anchor (b) jeep (c) onion (d) apple
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a lemon by the kitchen, a tiger by the sofa, a jug by the bed, a ball by the TV, a jeep by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) jug (b) tiger (c) ball (d) lemon
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a rope by the library, an apple by the classroom door, a tent by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the blackboard, a net by the stairs. Where did you place the umpire? (a) blackboard (b) library (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 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
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an anchor by the library, a spoon by the teacher’s desk, a van by the blackboard, an urn by the playground, an onion by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) onion (b) van (c) spoon (d) urn

Answer key

  1. choose a place you know
  2. add more stops
  3. step 3
  4. yes, with new pictures
  5. jalebi
  6. step 1
  7. owl
  8. net
  9. ladder
  10. choose a place you know
  11. stairs
  12. step 2
  13. put pictures at stops
  14. blackboard
  15. needle
  16. the method of loci
  17. nest
  18. choose a place you know
  19. radio
  20. step 4
  21. one you know very well
  22. jug
  23. tiger
  24. fix stops in order
  25. rope
  26. banyan tree
  27. fix stops in order
  28. radio
  29. to keep the order
  30. ant
  31. post box
  32. mango
  33. choose a place you know
  34. onion
  35. tiger
  36. fix stops in order
  37. blackboard
  38. fix stops in order
  39. choose a place you know
  40. onion

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